to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
back street; back alley; off-street
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
farsightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; far-sightedness
very popular; highly favoured
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
rain and wind; driving rain
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)