furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(coin) purse with a metal clasp
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
haori (Japanese formal coat)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to look around; to look towards (us)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
the front; honest; upright; decent
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
if you think about it; come to think of it
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
picture painted with oil paint (esp. a landscape mural in a public bath)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like