party line (telephone line shared by multiple subscribers)
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
view count (of a video); total number of views
to become rustic; to be countrified
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
pull; patronage; tug; discount
along the river; riverside
degree of familiarity; popularity
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
at first; in the beginning; originally
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour