natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea perch; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
throughput; processing power
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
Forever (Spice Girls album)
diss; dissing; disrespect
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
what kind of business; what sort of matter
inauspicious time in four pillar astrology
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)