direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
longed-for; anxiously awaited
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
charming; fascinating; attractive
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
amount of money; sum of money
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include