one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to need; to call for; to require
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
customer traffic; customers; custom
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to rebuild; to reconstruct
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
street at night; making a night journey