suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
race track; course; express trail
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to grimace; to make a wry face
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
in spite of; regardless of
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
ten; 10; ten years of age
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge