plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
primary school; elementary school; grade school
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to pass (of time); to elapse
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
mistress; kept woman; concubine
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
meeting; greeting; welcome
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
bank; banking institution
clerk; office worker; office staff
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to employ; to hire; to charter
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to live; to get along; to spend (time)