employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
study; research; investigation
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
former (incumbent); predecessor
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to begin to walk; to set out
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
lying face down; upside down; prone
sense of relief; feeling of relief
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
window-gazing; window-shopping
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill