movie director; film director
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
local site; location for making or filming a movie
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
the same as always; day after day
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
salty sea breeze; salt wind
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to blow through; to blow across
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...