almost every day; almost daily
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
in accordance with; according to
noisy; boisterous; turbulent
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
blazing heat; scorching sun
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to have a narrow escape from death
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
stillness; repose; standing still
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to bloom late; to remain in bloom
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover