this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
back street; back alley; off-street
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to stop walking; to pause
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sex shop; adult shop; porn shop
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to go past; to pass; to pass by
dressing room; fitting room
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
when it becomes; when it comes to