(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
what day?; what day of the week?
burnable garbage; burnable waste
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
muddy water; red-light district
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor