to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
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; cul-de-sac; blind alley; 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; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
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)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
since when; from when; how long
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
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; window bars; grid; grating
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; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
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
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned