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
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
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
Chad (country in Africa); chad (from punched card or punched tape)
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)
(very) familiar; 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
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
salad bowl; chopped salad
trial product; prototype model
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
object of romantic interest; potential love interest
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unmarried person living affluently
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
change; alteration; modification
thinnish; somewhat narrow
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion