to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to be entwined; to be involved
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
chalk (mineral); white wall
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
coloured glass; colored glass
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
traffic; coming and going; highway
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood