loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
environment; circumstance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
standing tree; standing timber
hedge; fence; border; limit
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
(not so) much; (not) very
healthy; sound; wholesome
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
school building; schoolhouse
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
along the road; at the side of the road
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to bury; to embed; to implant
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university