to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
government office; public office
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
management; administration; operation
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
elective subject or course
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
separate; scattered; apart
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease