Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
rubbing one's hands together
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
welcome!; nice to see you!
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)