to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
festival merrymaking; revelry
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
street stall; stand; booth
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
clothes; clothing; garments
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
European pear (Pyrus communis)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)