in one's own way or style
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
customer traffic; customers; custom
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
small vase for one or two flowers; flower arrangement of one or two flowers
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
Bizen sword (mid-Heian to early Kamakura periods); ancient Bizen ware (Kamakura to early Momoyama periods)
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
this kind of; this sort of; this; like this; in this way
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)