centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
main street; avenue; boulevard
port city; harbour city; harbor city
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to show up; to appear; to turn up
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to leave word; to leave a message
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location