tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
police officer; policeman; constable
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
blond hair ("kinpatsu" read backwards)
woman; female; feminine gender
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to knock down; to knock off
world; society; people; the public
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
double take (esp. out of surprise)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
changing clothes; change of clothes
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
government worker; public servant; civil servant
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily