overcast sky in the rainy season
parking on the streets; on-street parking
disposable camera; single-use camera
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
entering and leaving hospital
children's park; children's playground
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
main road; main thoroughfare
sweatshirt; sweatpants; sweats; sweat
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)