to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
scenery; scene; landscape
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
factory; plant; mill; workshop
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
epidemic; plague; pestilence
town; city; municipal; urban
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
in the end; at the end of the day
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary