crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
main street; avenue; boulevard
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
about when; about what time; how soon
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to be found; to be discovered
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
intuition; instinct; hunch
the other day; a few days ago
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
sale price; selling price
since when; from when; how long
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to move around; to move about; to get around
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)