urban areas; the streets; town; city
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
ups and downs; up-and-down
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
national border; provincial border
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
succeeding; following; trailing; next
one by one; one after another; successively
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive