customer traffic; customers; custom
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
candied apple; toffee apple
to follow another's example
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
with a friendly grin; smilingly
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
that; the matter in question
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to form a group; to form a bunch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
boy; son; baby boy; young man
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of