wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
recollection; reminiscence
to become an expert; to be master at
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
village; hamlet; settlement
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
very interesting; of great interest
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
fishing gear; fishing tackle
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)