start; commencement; beginning; initiation
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
all; entire; whole; altogether
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
only recently; just of late
treatment; service; handling; management
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point