welcome!; nice to see you!
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
postwar period; period after Second World War
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
development; exploitation
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
siren (in Greek mythology)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
another kind; distinct species; variety
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
customer traffic; customers; custom
population ageing (aging)
depopulation; declining population
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
level ground; plain; flatland
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.); roadside restaurant; rest stop
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
maid; helper; help; assistance