no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
development; exploitation
modern civilization; modern civilisation
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
studless winter tire (tyre)
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
back seat (of a car); rear seat
medium (cooked, roasted, etc.); (of) middle degree; medium; intermediary substance; media
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
junction; system interchange (between highways)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
standing close together; bristling (with)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
winter landscape; winter scenery; wintry landscape; wintry scene
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
coating of snow; blanket of snow
service area; toll road rest stop; rest area
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
number of households (houses)
bungalow; one-story house
both; many; various; together
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
integrated circuit; IC; interchange