book; volume; this; present; main; head
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
reopening; resumption; restarting
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
opposite side; other side; other party
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
hello; good day; good afternoon
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it's been a long time; long time no see
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
same generation; one's generation
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested