crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
middle of the night; dead of night
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
imposing stance; daunting pose
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try