congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
space; interval; space character; whitespace
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
for example; for instance; e.g.
wood (for building); lumber; timber
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
town girl; girl raised in a town
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
as a child; when one was a child
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial