local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
journal; magazine; periodical
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
how; in what way; by what means
to try all possible means
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
government service; the bureaucracy
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
leader; central personage
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
separate case; another matter