shopping district; shopping street; downtown
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
major cleanup; spring cleaning
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
although I say; although one might say; although called
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
space (room, area, outer space)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
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
down jacket; quilted down coat
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
it is not (like that) either
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
relatively; comparatively
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order