union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
period of time; time slot; time zone
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
forevermore; for eternity
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
rule; reign; government; governing
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to nip (something) in the bud
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
very important person; VIP
to have an idea; to have a clue
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
description; describing; depicting