compilation; editing; recording
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to squash; to crush; to flatten
just because; even if; even though
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
use; utilization; utilisation; application
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
since when; from when; how long
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation