town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to recall; to remember; to recollect
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
temple; shrine; sanctuary