town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
night view; night skyline; nightscape
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to take; to catch; to capture
men and women of all ages
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
narrow margin; slim margin
exemption; exoneration; discharge
right (to do something); authority; power
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
giant stag beetle (Dorcus hopei)
100,000; hundred thousand
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
first shrine visit of New Year
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
directly opposite; right in front
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
belly-to-back suplex (pro wrestling move)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)