being startled; getting a shock
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
along the river; riverside
long (time that has passed); old (story)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
dining; dining room; meal
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)