anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to be erected; to be built
hokora; small wayside shrine
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
prayer (for something); supplication
to have meaning; to be meaningful
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
since when; from when; how long
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
here and there; in places
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
door; gate; opening; title page
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet