completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
housing district; residential district
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
inner-city area; city center
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
several minutes; a few minutes
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
convenient; handy; useful
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
confections; sweets; candy; cake
potato chips; potato crisps
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse