to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
100,000; hundred thousand
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
establishment (of a business); founding
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
classification; categorization; sorting
sharing; division; draw; tie
gem; jewel; precious stone
fully armed; armed to the teeth
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
frequent customer; good customer; client
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to make one's rounds; to patrol
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
old age; old person; the old; the aged