prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
main street; avenue; boulevard
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
furniture store; furniture dealer
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
2nd day of the month; two days
sending home; repatriation; deportation
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
sealing (something) inside; enclosing (with a letter, etc.)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
supply; provision; service; supply
construction; architecture (of buildings)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad