one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
wooden building; wooden architecture
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
throughout; all through; right through
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
bomb shelter; dugout; trench
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
rather; sooner; preferably
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
handrail; railing; banister
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to close (one's eyes); to shut