spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
summer heat; hot weather; (arch.) heatstroke
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
antique; old article; secondhand goods
the West; the Occident; Western countries
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
painting (houses, fences, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
sunlight; rays of the Sun
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances