foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
shell heap; shell mound; kitchen midden
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
chestnut manjū (filled with a paste of red bean and chestnut)
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
every year; yearly; annually
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
one (thing); one piece; one item
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to choke; to have trouble breathing
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
staff member; station employee; official
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation