party line (telephone line shared by multiple subscribers)
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
view count (of a video); total number of views
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)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
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
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
entrance; admission; entering
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo