briskly; quickly; promptly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
whispering into a person's ear
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
reaching; attaining; arrival
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
(made of) stone; stone-built
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
each place; various places
temple; shrine; sanctuary
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
trading company (esp. a Japanese outpost of a foreign firm); trading house; firm; factory
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
main street; avenue; boulevard
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
street stall; stand; booth
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to come and go; to go back and forth
people; men and women; each person; everybody
activity; briskness; prosperity
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of