to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
bungalow; one-story house
to be erected; to be built
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
meeting; greeting; welcome
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
ground glass; frosted glass
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
wild chrysanthemum; aster
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings