fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hey there; I say; see here
second day of the month; two days
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
standard; set; routine; decided
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to say; to be called; to do
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
customer traffic; customers; custom
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
this and that; one thing or another
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to have a talk; to tell a story
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about