to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
training; drill; practice; discipline
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to amuse oneself; to make merry
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to carry around; to carry on one's person
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
considerably; greatly; a lot
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
store interior; inside of a shop
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
counter seat; seat at the counter
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
seat at a table; place at a table
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
general; popular; common; typical