to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
street stall; stand; booth
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
line; queue; procession; matrix
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
guard; sentinel; garrison
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
please (give me); please (do for me)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to encamp; to take up positions