direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
convenient; handy; useful
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
to set (sun); to become dark
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
food and drink; eating and drinking
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
2nd day of the month; two days
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to make merry; to be festive
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
shopping; purchased goods
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
wherein; therein; thereinto
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only