ladies' magazine; women's magazine
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
a step; short distance; short time
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
to have a talk; to tell a story
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
outward appearance; apparent
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to show up; to appear; to turn up
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something