using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
accomplishment; execution
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
bond; bill; certificate; security
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
as you see; as you can see
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
waste of time; killing time
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations