to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
in that way; like that; that way
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
local specialty; local special dish
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
carnivore; carnivorous animal
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
restaurant (esp. Western-style)