regular customer; general audience; general public
old couple; elderly couple
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
audience; attendance; hearers
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
shop; small store; business; firm
maid; helper; help; assistance
to roast (i.e. tea leaves)
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
process; course; mechanism
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
full view; plain sight; completely visible
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)