house; one's house; one's home; one's family
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
having gone too far to turn back
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
considerably; greatly; a lot
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
customer traffic; customers; custom
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses