to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
national road; national highway
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
else; in addition; besides
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to win the prize; to win the ring
feeling; sense; impression
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
suspense (esp. in a film, novel, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
license; licence; permission; driver's license
in that way; like that; that way
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise