frame; framework; outline
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sour look; surly face; pout
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
street stall; stand; booth
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
finishing blow; coup de grâce
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
already; now; no longer; not any more
food; food products; foodstuffs
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
one by one; one each; one at a time
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
royal castle; imperial castle
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to stop walking; to pause
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way