to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to mark the end; to spell the end
river; stream; River; the ... river
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
to look forward to something
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
festival; feast; carnival
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sense of color; sense of colour
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
public hall; community center; community centre
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden