serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
incommunicative; taciturn
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
whereabout; about where; how much
thickly; stickily; viscously
Japanese person; Japanese people
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
accumulating good deeds; doing good
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
record high; all-time high
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
natural features; scenery; a premium; gift
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
scenic area (subject to planning restrictions); nature preservation area; area of scenic beauty
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
eating; bite (in fishing)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
town; city; municipal; urban
to give off a stench; to stink
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another