main street; avenue; boulevard
many; much; plenty; hardly
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
5th day of the month; five days
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch