bang on the money; spot on; right answer
customer traffic; customers; custom
assertion; declaration; affirmation
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to shave off; to scrape off
wearing one's hair in braids
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
one's own style; self-taught manner
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
to be entwined; to be involved
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
weight stone (placed on pickles)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
wise saying; famous saying
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up