gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(forming a) circle; huddle; circular (battle) formation
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
this world; this life; world of the living
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
double; twice (as much); twofold
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
clientele; customer stratum
regular customer; general audience; general public
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
sampling food; tasting; trying
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
selling out; being sold out
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
to smirk; to grin broadly
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
close; intimate; on good terms
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
construction; establishment
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to make merry; to be festive
will not do; do not; does not
hot spring area; hot spring district
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain