starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
welcome!; nice to see you!
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to look down on; to make light of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to begin to walk; to set out
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to get slightly dirty (all over)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
stinking of urine; childish; immature; inexperienced
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
drunkenness; intoxication
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to govern; to manage; to subdue
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to live; to reside; to inhabit
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances