to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
back street; back alley; off-street
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
place; room; margin; scope
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
new residential area; new residential development
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
honorific affix; honorific prefix
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to find out; to discover; to locate
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
way; method; means; resource; course
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
tenth day of the month; ten days
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
marshy grassland; wetlands
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
for the first time in one's life
same village; same town; same province