to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
older brother and younger sister
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to begin to walk; to set out
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
completely changed; totally transformed
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)