retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
comfort (in living place)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
high-quality goods; choice goods
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
100,000,000; one hundred million
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
the other day; lately; recently
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
transactions; dealings; business
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to be saved up (of money)
to stare back at; to look back at
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed