townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
first-rate; finest quality; the best
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
foreign; abroad; overseas
Japan's best; number one in Japan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
river; stream; River; the ... river
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
unique thing; best on earth
-less; lacking; non-existing