same country; same province; the (said) country
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
love game (tennis, badminton); game won without the opponent scoring
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
street; quarter; district; area
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
chalk (mineral); white wall
to tower over the surroundings
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling