these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
space; interval; space character; whitespace
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
and (also); both ... and; as well as
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
sense of unity; sense of oneness
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
to be erected; to be built
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
residence; housing; residential building
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
traditional; conventional
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
space (room, area, outer space)
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
street stall; stand; booth
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)