to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to dance; to perform a dance
just one person; only one
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
establishment (of a business); founding
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
to repeat; to do something over again
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
front entrance; front door
suited figure; person in a suit
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
remembrance; recollection; recognition
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade