main street; avenue; boulevard
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
home area; home town; local
interested person; volunteer; supporter
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
automatic update; automatic renewal
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
image; figure; figure; form; image
this (very thing); this precisely
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
strategy meeting; council of war
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
men and women of all ages
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
old couple; elderly couple
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
new building; new construction
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
clientele; customer stratum
fish dealer; fresh fish retailer; fishmonger
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
shop selling goods at very cheap prices; super cheap store; super discounter
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone