title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to explain; to dispel doubts
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
central part; heart (of a city)
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
professor; teaching; instruction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
same; similar; (just) like; equal
terrain; geographical features; topography
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up