unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
returned goods; returning purchased goods
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to face; to go towards; to head towards
motive power; driving force
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
street stall; stand; booth
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
selling out; being sold out
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
big-name brand; brand-name goods
only; merely; but; no more than
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
the same night; that night
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
genuine; authentic; true; real
direct import; direct importation
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to shout (in anger); to yell
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
way out; means to escape; escape route