vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
last night; yesterday evening
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to make one's rounds; to patrol
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state