election; selection; choice
immediately; right away; on the spot
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
(navigable) canal; waterway
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
place; situation; position; location
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)