as before; as ever; as it was originally
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
housing district; residential district
general; popular; common; typical
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)