shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
a long time ago; long ago
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
jingisukan; dish of mutton or lamb grilled with vegetables at the table on a domed grill; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
wish; desire; ambition; choice
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
how many years; how long; what year
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
business; trade; operations; sales
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
about; concerning; related to; -ish