activity; briskness; prosperity
leading; guiding; commanding
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to review; to rehearse; to practise; to practice
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
capital investment; capital expenditure; investment in plant and equipment
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to shove in; to push in; to force in
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; (lit.) shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
arrival of goods; goods received
bakery; baker; pastry shop
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
bun filled with sweet green pea paste