opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
here and there; everywhere
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
leadership; initiative; spearhead
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
work; business; company; study
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
opening a business; opening a practice
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
control; management (e.g. of a business)
convenience; user-friendliness
consideration; taking into account
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
owner (esp. of a business)
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
the opposite sex; isomerism