increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
shopping; purchased goods
house across the street; neighbor across the street
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
standard; standard specification
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
(walking) stick; cane; wand
powder; finely crushed substance; fines
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
special price; bargain price
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer