dry riverbed; river beach
curious; strange; unusual
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
it hasn't been long since
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
adding up; totalling; totaling
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to cover fully; to wrap around
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
all around; as far as the eye can see
illumination; decorative lighting
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
gossip; corner of the mouth
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor