grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
with a momentary flash of light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
senior high school; high school
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
one act (of a play); scene; event
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
day and night; around the clock
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!