is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
than; from; out of; except; but; more
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
for example; for instance; e.g.
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
association; union; guild
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
regular customer; valued client
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in that way; thus; so; so?