to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to give an impression; to make an impression
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
each house; every house; many houses
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
all night; throughout the night
break; pause; interruption; intermission
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
highway route (Edo period); main route
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
day and night; turning night into day
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
how many months?; how long?
to be extinguished; to be exterminated; to cease completely
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
split; division; break up
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
after that; afterwards; thereafter
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
defense; defence; protection
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
covert action; covert operations
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly