restaurant (esp. Western-style)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
sun; saint; San (people); son
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up