shopping district; shopping street; downtown
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
workshop; studio; atelier
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
ten-year-old; ten year old
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
surname; family name; last name