postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
particularly; only; in the case of
moderate; proper; just right
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
(made of) stone; stone-built
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
construction; architecture (of buildings)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
modern architecture; modernist architecture
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
fields (of rice and other crops)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
regular time; stated period
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
face; looks; vestiges; trace
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain