colour usage; color usage; use of colour
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
original intention; initial resolution
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
from the beginning; from scratch
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
together; at the same time; same; identical
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid