alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
ramification; branching off
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to start; to begin; to commence
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
import; importation; introduction; afferent
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
workshop; studio; atelier
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
back off!; leave me alone!
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
it's not like; it isn't as if
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
craftsman; skilled artisan
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to gain fame; to make one's name
to make a success in life