high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
woodblock (musical instrument)
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
searching for someone; search for a missing person
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
destination; place where one is visiting
eccentric; crank; oddball
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
scriptwriter; screenwriter
to employ; to hire (a servant)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to be made angry; to fly into a rage
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
souvenir store; gift shop
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood