shop; small store; business; firm
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
food; food products; foodstuffs
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
greeting; a fine thing to say
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
difficult problem; challenge
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
municipal office; council; city hall
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
fruit and vegetable market
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)