to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
person from the Kansai region
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
disinheritance; disowning
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)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
back street; back alley; off-street
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
order-taking; salesperson
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll