modern person; people of today
near oneself; close to one; familiar
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
panorama; panoramic painting
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(air) turbulence; turbulent air
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
whereabout; about where; how much
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
to happen to hear; to overhear
to pass (of time); to elapse
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to have a smattering knowledge of
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
heartstrings; koto string
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
hard to get; hard to come by
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
everything; anything; nothing
people; men and women; each person; everybody