occasionally; once in a while; now and then
home area; home town; local
certified public accountant
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
job; work; duties; trade; skill
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
one's own child; one's own children
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
colour; color; hue; tints
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
migratory fish; straddling fish stocks
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to be erected; to be built
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty