truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
postcard; memo; note; card
good-natured person; nice person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
tissue paper; toilet paper
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
help-wanted advertisement; job advertisement; want ad
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing