from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
along the river; riverside
terrace; bench (in geography)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
new residential area; new residential development
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity