patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
welcome!; nice to see you!
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
being on the ropes; losing ground
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
both; both sides; both parties
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be needed; to be wanted
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
free (of charge); gratuitous
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to entertain; to make welcome
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other