older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
bar that sells shots; shot bar
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
single malt whisky; single malt whiskey
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
business (engagement); commercial use; business use
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just