attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
at least; at most; (even) just
that; the matter in question
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
conquest; domination; mastery
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
increase in population; population growth
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
quality (of a product or a service)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
retail store; retail shop
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
transactions; dealings; business
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous