business district; office complex
near; nearby; not far off
entertainment district; amusement area; pleasure quarter; red-light district
to look young; to seem young
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
making (a book, etc.) into a film; adapting for the screen
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
returning tit for tat; retaliating
very good luck; excellent fortune
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to get hungry; to become hungry
movie set; filming location
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
openly; in public; without caring what others think
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate