specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
window; window (shop display)
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
entrance; admission; entering
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
whispering into a person's ear
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
very interesting; of great interest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sad; wretched; deplorable
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
in the meantime; meanwhile
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed