futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
all you want; as much as one wants
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
landscape photograph; landscape photography
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
instant; moment; for an instant
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
summer vacation; summer holiday
to be thrilled; to be excited
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
opening and shutting; opening and closing
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...