(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
of no interest; not interested
and yet; though; when; in spite of
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
whichever one chooses; either way
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
reopening; resumption; restarting
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
carving; engraving; sculpture
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
world history; international history
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer