town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
hot spring district (within a town)
summer festival; summer matsuri
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
witnessing; observing; sighting
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points