restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
old couple; elderly couple
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
steady; sound; reliable; solid
management aspects (of business)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to entrust; to leave to a person
power; authority; jurisdiction
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
opening a business; opening a practice
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)