deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
collection of books; (personal) library
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
to be absorbed in reading
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
branch office; branch store
public welfare; the people's livelihood
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
treatment; service; handling; management
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to happen to hear; to overhear
guess; speculation; supposition
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
exclusive; attached to; specialist
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
pleased to make your acquaintance
food; food products; foodstuffs
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
bento; Japanese box lunch
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover; cleaning device