in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be erected; to be built
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
large number (of); many; majority
historic; historical; traditional
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
no problem; it doesn't matter
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
store interior; inside of a shop
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
footwear; footgear; shoes
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
8000; eight thousand; many
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
understood; I see; OK; present; here
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
buried gold; buried treasure
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand