(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
must not; should not; do not
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
tradition; legend; folklore
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general