what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
taking a commemorative photo
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
tenement house; row house
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
temple elementary school (Edo period)
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
sword fight (in a film, play, etc.); stage combat; fight scene
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching