impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
each place; various places
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(economic) depression; recession; slump
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to call each other; to call out to one another
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
very much; exceedingly; extremely
in terms of; from the point of view of
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
each house; every house; many houses
confections; sweets; candy; cake
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
personal affair; one's own affair
living room (Western style); sitting room
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry