fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
anniversary; commemoration
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
branch (store); (street) stall; stand
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
everywhere; all over; throughout
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
thrift; economy; frugality
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
soon; shortly; before long
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
main street; avenue; boulevard
white horse; unrefined sake