to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
store name; shop name; restaurant name
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
student (esp. a university student)
besides; furthermore; moreover
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
to live; to make a living; to get on with
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to run a shop; to have a shop
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
large serving; large portion
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
way of eating; how to eat
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
at; in; at; when; by; with
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
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 get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse