unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
neat and clean; tidy; trim
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
separate; respective; different
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
of course; certainly; naturally
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
after that; afterwards; thereafter