shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
while; even though; despite
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
turning to the right; right turn
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
parking area for bicycles
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tension; mental strain; nervousness