to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
official business; public business
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
main street; avenue; boulevard
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
does not; can not; will not
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
destination (one is heading towards); goal
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(made of) stone; stone-built
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to