(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
older sister; elder sister
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
generation; the world; the age
family; members of a family
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to