lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
originally; by nature; from the start
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to force open; to push open
exhibition; display; putting on show
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
opposite side; other side
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever