B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
changing clothes; change of clothes
Boston bag; overnight bag; traveling bag (travelling)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
extracurricular activities
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
about here; in this neighborhood
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
home area; home town; local
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
history; pedigree; lineage
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family