shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one bow; one salute; one greeting
one part; one portion; one section
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
in order; in turn; one by one
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
middle of the night; dead of night
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
sentiment; sentimentality
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
clanging; empty; deserted
close to the wall; alongside the wall
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
anything and everything; just about everything
to try to do; to attempt to do
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
next; secondly; subsequently
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved