hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to call in; to invite; to bring in
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
descendant; progeny; offspring
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
percentage of correct answers
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
fortified city; walled city
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
civil engineering and construction
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend