My words

吹く

ふく

to blow (e.g. wind), to play a wind instrument, to emit, to spout, to whistle, to laugh, to burst into laughter, to smelt, to mint, to brag, to talk big

積もる

つもる

to pile up, to accumulate, to estimate

地域

ちいき

area, region

魚市場

うおいちば

fish market

居酒屋

いざかや

bar, pub, tavern

辺り

あたり ほとり

on the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond), (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, around (Sunday, last year, etc...), for instance

交差点

こうさてん

crossing, intersection

角

かど

corner (e.g. desk, pavement), edge, horns, angle

信号

しんごう

signal, signalling, signaling, traffic light, traffic signal, signal

渡る

わたる

to cross over, to go across, to extend, to cover, to range, to span

曲がる

まがる

to bend, to curve, to warp, to wind, to twist, to turn, to be awry, to be askew, to be crooked

細長い

ほそながい

long and narrow

特徴

とくちょう

feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction

茶色い

ちゃいろい

light brown, tawny

町並み

まちなみ

townscape, street (of stores and houses), (look of) stores and houses on street

遅れる

おくれる

to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

助く

たすく

to help, to save, to rescue

渋滞

じゅうたい

congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

間違える

まちがえる

to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation), to confuse, to mistake something for something else

遅く

おそく

late

大人

たいじん

man of substance or virtue, gentleman, giant, adult

何時も

いつも

always, usually, every time, never

英雄

えいゆう

hero, heroine, great person, Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804), Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

着く

つく

to arrive at, to reach, to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)

事故

じこ ことゆえ

accident, incident, trouble, circumstances, reasons, accident, accidents

夜景

やけい

night view, night skyline, nightscape

誘う

さそう いざなう

to invite, to ask, to call (for), to tempt, to lure, to induce

屋台

やたい

cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand, festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform, stage prop fashioned after a large building, framework (of a house, etc.), house (esp. a small and miserable house)

両替

りょうがえ

change, money exchange

手伝う

てつだう

to help, to assist, to aid, to contribute to, to be a factor in