interest; appeal; attraction; fun
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to pluck; to pick; to tear
crops; agricultural produce
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
periodic; regular; routine
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
back country; remote countryside
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
returning from school; going home from school
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to be saved up (of money)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to need; to call for; to require
to be needed; to be wanted
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
dark night; moonless night
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)