to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
review; reconsideration; revision
opening a business; opening a practice
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be erected; to be built
festival; feast; carnival
customer traffic; customers; custom
to become distant; to recede
several years; a few years
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
aging; wearing out; deterioration
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
a few years ago; some years back
to come to an end; to close the curtain
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
interior; inside; internal
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to take command; to give direction
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
sharing; division; draw; tie
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to some extent; to a certain extent