crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
practical; realistic; pragmatic
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
along the river; riverside
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to weep copiously; to grieve; to be dejected
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
display window; shop window; store window
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
lord of a manor; estate steward
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
as you see; as you can see
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)