to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pass (of time); to elapse
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
had better ...; had better not ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
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.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by means of; due to; because of; according to
this occasion; at this time; now
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
your husband; her husband
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
business rival; professional jealousy
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to become hoarse; to become husky
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style