prosperity; flourishing; thriving
bakery; baker; pastry shop
one large ...; a great ...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
tradition; legend; folklore
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to head home; to leave for home
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
best regards; please take care of; please do
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
(medical) doctor; physician
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
lately; recently; nowadays
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
the way back; the way home; return trip
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift