light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket
hand luggage; hand baggage
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mask; striking the head (kendo)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
river; stream; River; the ... river
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of