if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
courteous; decorous; polite
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
way of talking; speaking style
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
around the world; throughout the world
festival; feast; carnival
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
two-storey house; two-story house
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
edge of the eaves; house frontage
commander; general; leader
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
behind; in the rear; in back
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)