to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
souvenir store; gift shop
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
just past noon; afternoon
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
long-established; old-established; traditional
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
battlefield; battleground
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order