abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
second day of the month; two days
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
and (also); both ... and; as well as
surroundings; environs; circumference
relation; connection; relevance
custom; practice; convention; precedent
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
festival; feast; carnival
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
such; this sort of; like this
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
feeling; sense; impression
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to recall; to remember; to recollect
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
how; in what way; how about
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo