walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
reduced rate service; discounted service
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
citrine; citrine quartz; false topaz
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
romantic film; love movie
televising; broadcasting; airing
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
first ride (in a new vehicle, in the new year, etc.); base-fare zone; starting fare; base fare
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
sense of values; values; value system
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
natto (fermented soybeans)