center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
instead; but (on the other hand)
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
book with the look and layout of a magazine
travel guide (book); tourist guide
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
article; news story; report; account
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
as (for); for; in the capacity of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
school nurse; nurse teacher; health teacher