commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
residence; housing; residential building
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
here and there; in places
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
being dotted with; being scattered
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
weakening; emaciation; decline
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
nonchalantly; without a care
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma