main street; avenue; boulevard
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to stop walking; to pause
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
surroundings; environs; circumference
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
nod; inclination of the head
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
else; in addition; besides
there is nothing; having nothing
street at night; making a night journey
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
vitality; energy; dynamism
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
ringing; throbbing violently
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
because; the reason is; if you want to know why