large store; large-scale store
window; window (shop display)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
remembrance; recollection; recognition
scene; spectacle; sight; view
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
but; however; provided that
to tower over the surroundings
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper