right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
middle of the night; dead of night
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
invisibly; secretly; privately
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
production (e.g. play); direction
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to be discouraged; to shrink from
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
chilly; unpleasantly cold
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
timidity; cowardliness; (lit.) courage of a flea
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
principle of laissez-faire
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
guard; security (officer); guardsman
breastplate; chest protector; bib
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry