lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
the West; the Occident; Western countries
construction; architecture (of buildings)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
many; numerous; various; large number of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
imagination; supposition; guess
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
number; number plate; license plate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to rush over; to run up to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in