chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
manners; courtesy; etiquette
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
society; the world; the times
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to grow angry; to display one's anger
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
business; trade; operations; sales
that's the way it is; such is life
quarrel; dispute; argument
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)