side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
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.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
cook; chef; cock; tap; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress