Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
illuminated sign spelling out news items
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
to repeat; to do over again
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one day; (on) a certain day
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bank; banking institution
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)