called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
six (long cylindrical things)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
accurate; correct; precise; exact
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
expression; presentation; representation; notation
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
the same; the said; likewise
man; male; masculine gender
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(a bar hostess) coming to work accompanied by a customer
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK