plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
elopement; running away with a lover
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
after that; afterwards; thereafter
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to grant a person a moment
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
nod; inclination of the head
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
back street; back alley; off-street
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
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
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
big man; large man; tall man; giant
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
what do you want?; can I help you?
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply