home area; home town; local
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
edge of the eaves; house frontage
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
if it is the case that ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to have meaning; to be meaningful
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the same as always; day after day
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
bare livelihood; subsistence
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
arrival of goods; goods received
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth