to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
place; room; margin; scope
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to mind; to care; to worry
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
pottery (i.e. the place); potter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
(some) more; even more; longer; further
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
single word; a few words; brief comment
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
compilation; editing; recording
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
originally; by nature; from the start
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on