sales; selling; marketing
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bank; banking institution
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
8000; eight thousand; many
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
unexpected; unforeseen; strange