service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
interchange; service interchange
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
don't you think?; indicates question
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
like this; this sort; this way
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
no, not like that (but like this)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)