good time to buy; time to buy
every evening; every night
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
fine product; masterpiece
sacred fire; sacred flame; Olympic flame; Olympic torch
predicament; one's ground; one's position
thank you for your continued patronage
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to capture; to seize; to plunder
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
big catch (fishing); good haul
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
money in one's possession
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to be absorbed in reading
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent