retort; back talk; backchat
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
scenery; scene; landscape
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
middle west; Midwest (United States)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to run around; to bustle about
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fully prepared; all ready
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
unconditionally; as a rule
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
break; pause; interruption; intermission
the New Year begins; the New Year starts