to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
personage; person (deserving of respect)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
all (there is); as long as there is
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
experiential; empirical; experimental
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
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
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
one by one; one at a time; in turn
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
gleaming; shining; glistening