before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to set up shop; to open a store
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
(licensed) red light district
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
having said that; be that as it may
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
construction; architecture (of buildings)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
pride; boast; credit (to)
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion