grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
street parking; on-street parking
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
imagination; supposition; guess
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
woman; female; feminine gender
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
clientele; customer stratum
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
social life; social intercourse
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
financial power; financial means; wealth
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
either way; in any case; one way or another
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)