seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
surroundings; environs; circumference
scenery; scene; landscape
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
agricultural community; farm village; rural
inn town; post town; post-station town
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
men and women of all ages
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
visitor at hot springs resort
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
around the clock; day and night
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to be able (to); to be possible (to)