townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
here and there; in places
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
wherein; therein; thereinto
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
ringing; throbbing violently
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
how long; how far; how much
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
instant; moment; for an instant
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
performer; entertainer; actor
very young; little; childish; immature
surname; family name; last name
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
with a start; with a jump
to blow out; to spout out