pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
account book; register; ledger
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
prior investment; upfront investment
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
older sister; elder sister
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
like this; in this way; as you see
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
now that; since; so long as; because
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...