to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
display window; shop window; store window
arrival of goods; goods received
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
how long; how far; how much
whispering into a person's ear
sales; selling; marketing
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
bet; wager; stake; gamble
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
president (of a society); chairman
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead