to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
thank you for your continued patronage
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
since when; from when; how long
company president; manager; director
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
beginning; outset; first; onset
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
second marriage; remarriage
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to grow up; to become an adult
so; like this; in this way
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point