energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
each house; every house; many houses
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
diversion; putting something to another use
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
letter; missive; note; mail
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to settle (in a place); to settle down
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
drama; theatre; theater; play
theatre; theater; playhouse
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to go to see (something, someone); to visit