hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
traffic; coming and going; highway
along the road; at the side of the road
opening a business; opening a practice
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
relatively; comparatively
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
individual; private person; personal; private
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
hearsay; learning by hearsay
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
large serving; large portion
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
occasional; infrequent; rare
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
new menu item; new dish on a menu
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind