vitality; energy; dynamism
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
no matter how much time passes
as; because; with; due to
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
masculinization; virilization
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
one of these days; before very long; in the near future
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
interruption; suspension; break
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
camera shop; camera store
to be infected; to be contagious
display window; shop window; store window
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to face on; to look out on to
showcase; display case; vitrine
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
without cause; without reason
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year