intelligence gathering; information gathering
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
distant place; faraway location; far away
to appear all together; to be all present
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
detour; diversion; alternative route
wintertime; winter season
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
means of transportation; transport service
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
schedule; program; programme; agenda
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
summer festival; summer matsuri
home area; home town; local
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to take up one's residence
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral