nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
you could say; you might say; verging on the
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
all night long; all through the night
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to pull in (fish); to land
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
to have a talk; to tell a story
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
under control (e.g. of territory)
construction; establishment
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
free (of charge); gratuitous
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
fee; charge; rate; material
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)