as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to increase; to add to; to augment
political measures; policy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to entrust; to leave to a person
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dawn; daybreak; beginning
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
name; given name; first name
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge