while; even though; despite
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
index finger; forefinger; second toe
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
breathing of a sleeping person
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
assortment; product lineup
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sundry; various; assorted
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
generously; liberally; magnanimously
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to find out; to discover; to locate
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to have an eye on; to zero in on
with a friendly grin; smilingly
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit