start; commencement; beginning; initiation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
finishing blow; coup de grâce
the way back; the way home; return trip
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
station square; station plaza
illumination; decorative lighting
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
every year; yearly; annually
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
locals; local inhabitants
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
close; intimate; on good terms
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
person around fifty years old
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
witnessing; observing; sighting
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to be away from home; to be out of the house
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
home area; home town; local
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school