comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
thereupon; shortly thereafter
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to satisfy one's appetite
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
general (variety) store (shop)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
exhibition; display; putting on show
various articles; various items; various kinds
assortment; product lineup
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
guard; sentinel; garrison
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
reception room; parlor; parlour
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
close to the wall; alongside the wall
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
interruption; suspension; break
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate