attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
several people; a few people
to go out and away; to leave
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
book; volume; this; present; main; head
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
than; from; out of; except; but; more
referral fee; introduction fee
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
small change; coins; small sum of money
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
all; entire; whole; altogether
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
on the occasion of; at the time of
how long; how far; how much
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being