to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
paints; painting material
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to become rustic; to be countrified
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)