avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
time; hour; period; class
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
like this; in this way; as you see
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
military personnel; soldier
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to pass (of time); to elapse
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
unprecedented; never seen before
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
transactions; dealings; business
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup