public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to surround; to crowd around
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
in the meanwhile; during the time
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
at least; at most; (even) just
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to look around; to take a view of
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to find out; to discover; to locate
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
in the morning; during the morning
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to continue to do; to persist in doing
one day; (on) a certain day
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
metal fittings; metal fixtures