(overnight) stay; lodging
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Decola (brand-name laminate similar to Formica, made of melamine resin)
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
television program; TV program
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
strange; rare; novel; curious
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
transcontinental railroad
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
trivial; not amounting to much
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito