(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
to come and go; to go back and forth
age range; age-group; age bracket
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
prevention; protection (against); precaution
special measure; special measures
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter