famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
European style; Occidental
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
job hunting; job searching
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
next year; next fiscal year
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
distinction; discrimination