to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
searching for someone; search for a missing person
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to have a talk; to tell a story
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
Japanese person; Japanese people
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
person in charge; official; attendant
hand luggage; hand baggage
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)