pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
renewal; renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
way; road; way to ...; road to ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person