complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
kindness; largeheartedness
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
war; battle; match; game; competition
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Western clothing; Western binding
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period