to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
when; how soon; how long until
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
veil of darkness; curtain of night
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
assortment; product lineup
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
castle site; ruins of a castle
to be erected; to be built
another prefecture; other prefectures
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to accompany; to go with; to go together
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist