tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
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
to be conspicuous; to stand out
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
busy; having no (free) time
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to get thin; to taper off
port city; harbor city; harbour city
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with