tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
even if not; even without
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
tag (children's game); tig
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
at least; at most; (even) just
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to pay attention; to be watchful
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
in its entirety; whole; wholly
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
Yūyake Koyake (1919 children's song)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
boobs; boobies; breasts; breast milk
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to continue to rain or snow
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
drenched with sweat; sweaty all over
first Bon Festival following the death of a family member
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be kind to; to treat kindly
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)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)