wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
by means of; due to; because of; according to
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
street; quarter; district; area
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
many; numerous; various; large number of
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
student (esp. a university student)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
transactions; dealings; business
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
store; shop; establishment; restaurant