successively; one after another
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
receptionist; welcoming committee
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect); identification (by a general) of the severed head of an enemy killed in battle
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
race (of people); type of person
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
three sides; small offering stand
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
emergency staircase; fire escape
to catch the eye; to attract attention
dozens; scores of; decades
number of (large) animals
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to exchange; to interchange
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)