even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to wash again; to reconsider
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to gather; to collect; to assemble
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
torii; Shinto shrine archway
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
living thing; living creature; animal; life
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
good feeling; feeling good
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed