long ago; already; a long time ago
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
successively; one after another
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
mountain trail; path up a mountain
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
income; receipts; revenue
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
third stage; three stages
stairs; stairway; staircase
road approaching a shrine
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.