ardent; passionate; vehement
adherent; devotee; believer
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
flare skirt; flared skirt
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
weather forecast; weather report
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
storekeeper; shopkeeper; proprietor of a shop
breakfast special; cheaper than usual breakfast combination
window; window (shop display)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
the other day; a few days ago
migratory bird; bird of passage
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter