business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
scenery; scene; landscape
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to pay the bill; to settle an account
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
use; utilization; utilisation; application
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to rush over; to run up to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid