shopping; purchased goods
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
means of transportation; transport service
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
store interior; inside of a shop
difficult to ...; hard to ...
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
even though; despite; when
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
decoration; ornament; trimmings
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tool; implement; means; furniture
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now