near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to pass (of time); to elapse
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
12th day of the month; 12 days
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
March; third month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called