machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
use; utilization; utilisation; application
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
another family; another house
to be hot on a person's heels
a glance; a look; a glimpse
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
various articles; various items; various kinds
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
complete stranger; total stranger
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible