unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
water vapour; water vapor; steam
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
plateau; tableland; eminence
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
point of departure; initial point; starting point
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
to take a picture; to take a photo
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
on and after; from ... onward; since
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example