lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
it's been a long time; long time no see
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
it's been a long time; long time no see
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
Aomori (city, prefecture)
Sanzu River (Japanese Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx); River of Three Crossings
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to buy more; to increase one's holdings
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
supplementary information
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with fried onion
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
shooting down (an aircraft)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable