opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stairs; stairway; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
memories; recollections; reminiscence
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
as before; as ever; as it was originally
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
feeling great (refreshed)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
arrival of goods; goods received
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
festival; feast; carnival
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
it is I who should say so
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand