woman; female; feminine gender
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
first (of its kind) in Japan
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
convenient; handy; useful
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
on the way home from work; returning from work
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
that's true; of course; obviously
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one large ...; a great ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to recall; to remember; to recollect
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to face; to go towards; to head towards
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed