interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
duty station; place of business; work location
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to sweep clean; to brush clean
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
article; news story; report; account
one by one; one after another; successively
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
lion dance; traditional dance performed by one or more dancers wearing a guardian lion costume
doll clothed in chrysanthemum flowers and branches; doll made from chrysanthemum flowers; beautiful but stupid girl
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
foreign residents of Japan; foreigners living in Japan
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse