shopping district; shopping street; downtown
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
for example; for instance; e.g.
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
should; must; -able; probably; likely
if so; in that case; in that situation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be conspicuous; to stand out
just because; even if; even though
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to take over; to hand over
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to discuss; to talk together
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
equality; impartiality; evenness
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
difficult problem; challenge
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange