assertion; declaration; affirmation
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
duty; function; office; mission; task
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to yield to temptation; to succumb
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to come and go; to go back and forth
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
such ... as; or some such
to have an idea; to have a clue
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion