bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
31st day of the month; 31 days
departure; leaving; setting off
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
scenery; scene; landscape
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible