birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
historical; traditional; historic
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
rave reviews; extremely high praise
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to close down a business; to shut a business
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
surname; family name; last name
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
traditional; customary; conventional
family; relatives; dependents; household
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
commencing with; including
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to run a shop; to have a shop
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
main street; avenue; boulevard
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
sex establishment; brothel
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
beautiful legs; great legs
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)