to comfort; to console; to amuse
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
central part; heart (of a city)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
stirring; slight movement
to rebuild; to reconstruct
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
two colours; two varieties; two types
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
corridor; hallway; passageway
here and there; everywhere
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
furnishings; implements; equipment
many; numerous; various; large number of
steady; sound; reliable; solid
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of