business world; business circles; (the) industry
relatively; comparatively
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink up; to drain (cup)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted