curve;  turn;  curveball;  curve ball;  (wine) cellar
 plot of land;  lot;  soil;  locality;  region;  place
 popular use;  circulation;  to pass as;  to pass for
 route;  path;  channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
 junction;  crossroads;  division point;  parting of ways
 to come near;  to approach;  to be on the verge of;  to be about to;  to overhang;  to hang over
 careful;  cautious;  prudent;  discreet;  deliberate
 point;  tip;  head (of a line);  front;  first;  before;  (the way) ahead
 now;  soon;  already;  yet;  further;  more
 central part;  heart (of a city)
 to enter;  to go into;  to break into;  to join;  to enroll;  to contain;  to hold
 be supposed or expected to (do);  be sure to (do);  ought to (do)
 railway bridge;  iron bridge
 to cross over;  to go across;  to extend;  to cover;  to range
 the other side of a river;  the other side of the tracks;  place where lower class people live
 factory;  plant;  mill;  workshop
 chimney;  smokestack;  funnel (of a ship);  carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
 to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.);  to be bright;  to be clear-headed;  to be alert;  to look upbeat;  to be perky;  to master (a skill)
 to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.);  to shoot;  to set free;  to release;  to emit (e.g. light);  to give off (e.g. a scent)
 to tower over the surroundings
 to overlook;  to command a view of;  to look down on;  to despise;  to look down on
 small hill;  low hill;  hillock
 motel;  drive-in love hotel
 time;  hour;  occasion;  case;  chance;  opportunity
 to ask;  to enquire;  to query
 Japanese person;  Japanese people
 man;  male;  masculine gender
 to live (of humans);  to reside;  to inhabit;  to dwell;  to abide
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 to become thin;  to lose weight;  to reduce (one's) weight;  to be barren;  to be infertile;  to be sterile
 to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down);  to put on;  to bear (guilt, etc.)
 to sit;  to squat;  to assume (a position);  to hold steady;  to hold still
 come;  come now;  well;  who knows;  well now;  let's see
 right?;  isn't it?;  hey;  say;  you know;  you see;  will you?
 deplorable;  regrettable;  disappointing;  vexing;  unfortunate
 to be aware of;  to know;  to notice;  to feel;  to understand;  to comprehend;  to remember