fortune-telling; divination
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
tool; implement; means; furniture
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
leader; authority; mainstay
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
ten; 10; ten years of age
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case