coming to Japan; visit to Japan; arrival in Japan
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
way of calling (something or someone)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to give directions; to issue instructions
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
telephone number; phone number
example; exercise (for the reader)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
student (esp. a university student)
one's thought and beliefs
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...