influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
people; citizens; subjects; folk
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(department) store; (department) stores
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in this way; thus; such; uh...
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
image; figure; figure; form; image