privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
nothing but; except; no more than
dwelling; house; residence; address
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
I see; that's right; indeed
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
invitation; introduction; temptation
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
preparatory phase; preparatory period
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
of course; certainly; naturally
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination