(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
urban areas; the streets; town; city
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
censorship; inspection; examination
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to stop (plug) one's ears
dispute; argument; contention
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
main street; avenue; boulevard
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon