designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
whispering into a person's ear
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(made of) stone; stone-built
here and there; in places
to settle (in a place); to settle down
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
these guys; these fellows
street; quarter; district; area
to help each other; to cooperate
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum