bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
investment; contribution; financing
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
transactions; dealings; business
southern part; the south (of a region)
in order; in turn; one by one
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
start of work; commencement; opening
neat and clean; tidy; trim
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)