to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to make a speech; to address
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
racing form; racing (news)paper
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
to head home; to leave for home
town originally built around a temple or shrine
police officer; policeman; constable
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
souvenir store; gift shop
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
traffic restrictions; traffic control
asphalt road; blacktop; tarmac road
street at night; making a night journey
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
but; however; provided that