at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
administrator; director; commissioner
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to turn right; to turn to the right
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to gather; to collect; to assemble
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to turn left; to turn to the left