past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to say; to be called; to do
new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
rubber band; elastic band
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
small change; coins; small sum of money
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
and (also); both ... and; as well as
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
operating a cash register
to pay the bill; to settle an account
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
study; library; den; home office; reading room
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
printout; (computer) printing
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
stale; hackneyed; cliched
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy