coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to force open; to push open
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
stopcock (gas, water); main valve; main tap; stop tap
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
national road; national highway
period of time; time slot; time zone
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
place; position; location; position; standing; status
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
erudition; extensive learning
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
industrial area; industrial zone