at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to continue to rain or snow
street; quarter; district; area
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
back seat (of a car); rear seat
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
shaking; ague; trembling; shivering
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances