pineapple (Ananas comosus)
transactions; dealings; business
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
disorder; chaos; confusion
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
pistol; handgun; revolver
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
station square; station plaza
to tower over the surroundings
tall building; high-rise building
residence; housing; residential building
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
unconfirmed; unidentified
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to go through formalities
short trip; brief journey; excursion
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over