look!; there!; here!; that is
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
again; once more; a second time
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
storehouse; warehouse; godown
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
debt collection; debt collector
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
forwarding agency; express company
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
shout (of excitement); roar (of a crowd)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
all; entire; whole; altogether
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
side gate; side door; service entrance
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
police officer; policeman; constable
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to