harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
cancellation; abandonment
to speak; to hear a voice
looking on (somebody) as hostile
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
this family; we; this house
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
caller; visitor; company; guest
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
maid; helper; help; assistance
that; the matter in question
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
arista; awn; (grain) beard
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to look forward to something