rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
empty lot; vacant plot of land
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
reopening; resumption; restarting
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to start working; to take action
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
countenance; features; looks
vacant house; unoccupied house
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
abandoned factory; disused factory
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia