to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
assortment; product lineup
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
castle site; ruins of a castle
to be erected; to be built
another prefecture; other prefectures
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to accompany; to go with; to go together
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to become calm; to die down
the reverse; other side; lining
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls