townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
meditation; contemplation
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
immortal; undying; indestructible
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
consideration; taking into account
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
literary history; history of literature
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
leather cover; leather binding
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence