style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
related article; related story
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
process; course; mechanism
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to be erected; to be built
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence