absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to walk in on; to tread upon
completely; entirely; wholly
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
to step forward; to take a step forward
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
senility; dotage; decrepitude
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
manners; courtesy; etiquette
new record (in sports, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
looking away; looking aside
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill