city planning; urban planning; town planning
like this; in this way; as you see
every year; yearly; annually
Thanksgiving (Day); customer appreciation event; thank you (for your patronage) sales campaign
leadership; initiative; spearhead
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
participation; joining; entry
baton (of command); order; command; direction
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
wherein; therein; thereinto
pardon me for leaving (first)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to increase; to add to; to augment
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
cookware; cooking utensil
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful