to begin purchasing; to purchase
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
proposal; proposition; suggestion
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
waiting for the traffic lights to change
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
notice; notification; report; posting