to watch steadily; to stare
anything and everything; just about everything
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
river; stream; River; the ... river
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
offering; presentation; donation
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive