custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
number or size of periodicals or pictures; type size
(social) position; status
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
reception room; parlor; parlour
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
God doesn't give with both hands; God does not give two gifts; heaven does not grant people more than one talent
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
good; goodness; right; virtue
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to throw away; to abandon
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
female bus driver; female bus conductor
wife and children; (arch.) wife
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
essence; true nature; substance; reality
contemporary life; present-day life
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae