how many years; how long; what year
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to sit down; to take a seat
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
wearing wooden clogs; floatplane
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
the West; the Occident; Western countries
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
cross; crossed; cruciform
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun