alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
good-natured; of good character
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to be full of pride; to be boastful
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
several years; a few years
few decades; many decades; several decades
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
to distract one's attention
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
historical play; period drama
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
questions and answers; dialogue
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)