fifth day of the month; five days
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
time; season; period; phase; stage
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
old couple; elderly couple
street stall; stand; booth
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
as if nothing had happened
great difference; big difference; wide margin
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
(made of) stone; stone-built
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to pierce through; to break through
to look around; to survey
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
wherein; therein; thereinto
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
fourth day of the month; four days
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it