town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
composite; combined; complex
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
well-bred; of good upbringing
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to refuse; to decline; to deny
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
on one hand; on the other hand
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
great difference; big difference; wide margin
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
and so; therefore; for that reason