maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(made of) stone; stone-built
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
shopping; purchased goods
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be excited; to be elated
right side; right-hand side
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
stairs; stairway; staircase
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
celadon green; pale sea-green
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid