box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to happen to meet; to come across
suffix for familiar person
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to raise one's voice; to shout
to detain; to check; to restrain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to leave (a scene); to step away
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
fast working; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
as (for); for; in the capacity of