plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to gather; to collect; to assemble
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
underground shopping arcade connected to a station
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to act like a know-it-all; to pretend you know everything; to fancy one is an authority
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
reasonable (price, fee, fare, rate, etc.); reasonably priced; affordable; reasonable (judgment, policy, response, etc.); appropriate; sensible
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
well-known store; famous shop
to some extent; to a certain extent
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
long ago; a long time ago; already
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
stop (on a train's route)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate