broadband; brokers' broker
dry riverbed; river beach
occasional; infrequent; rare
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to rant and rave; to raise hell
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
to face on; to look out on to
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
speaker; one who is skilled at speaking
height of; middle of; full bloom
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
another school; other schools
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
attendance; presence; appearance
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl