privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy; sending a manuscript for printing
any more; any further; any better; any longer
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
business; trade; operations; sales
headquarters; head office; main office
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
tool; implement; means; furniture
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
only; merely; but; no more than
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to put up (a notice); to post
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
divide into four pieces; one fourth
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to entrust; to leave to a person