shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
system; institution; organization; organisation
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
inside; interior; inner part
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
beginning; outset; first; onset
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to be exhausted; to be tired out
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
operating a cash register
to be needed; to be wanted
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)