store; shop; establishment; restaurant
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
invitation; introduction; temptation
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
back street; back alley; slums
edict; public announcement
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
the reverse; other side; lining
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
two times; twice; two degrees
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
planting; planting out; transplanting