after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
coconut palm (Cocos nucifera)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
sunlight; rays of the Sun
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron