preparations for returning (home)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to gather; to collect; to assemble
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
surroundings; environs; circumference
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to move (house); to change residence
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
I've got to be going; I must go
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
speaking voice; talking voice
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently