paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
slowly (of undulating waves); gently (swelling, rolling, etc.)
still (continuing); as ever; further
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
to become hoarse; to become husky
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
it's been a long time; long time no see
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
manners; courtesy; etiquette
fluent (in a language); flowing
with a start; with a jump
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
after a long time; for the first time in a while
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
Buddhist (household) altar