exclusive; attached to; specialist
mailman; postman; mail carrier; post carrier
supply; provision; raising; procurement
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
proposed site; site chosen
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air