embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
review (of learned material); revision
surroundings; environs; circumference
pronunciation; production of sound
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
epidemic; plague; pestilence
100,000; hundred thousand
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to have a drink; to have a few drinks