course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to put one's hand on; to touch
papermaking; paper manufacture
to increase in value; to gain prestige
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
insurance payout; insurance money
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
dawn; daybreak; beginning
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
to choke; to have trouble breathing
food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
all you want; as much as one wants
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
early on; earlier on; from early
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing