to be erected; to be built
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
dry riverbed; river beach
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
even though; despite; when
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
coherence; order; focus; point
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to speak; to hear a voice
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
street stall; stand; booth
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
stillness; repose; standing still
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear