prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
middle class; bourgeoisie
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
paste; glue; clothing starch
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
unidentified flying object; UFO
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
large serving; large portion
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
cooperation; coordination; link
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
landowner; landlord; landlady
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
still better; even better
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
empirical; from experience
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
here and there; everywhere
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into