prosperity; thriving; flourishing
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
apartment building; housing complex
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
each house; every house; many houses
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
session; jam session; jam
shoulder (of a road); berm
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
in the face of; in defiance of
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
Muscat (wine grape variety); Muscat (Oman)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
seedlessness; seedless fruit; lacking the material needed to do something
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
Shine Muscat (grape variety)
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)