to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
speaking voice; talking voice
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
imagination; supposition; guess
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
street stall; stand; booth
all night; throughout the night
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
too much; excessively; too
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
as (for); for; in the capacity of
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close down a business; to shut a business
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
rolled letter paper; roll of paper