customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele
chief; main; principal; major
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
to join together; to combine; to join up
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
second generation; second; junior
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to slip on (slippers, sandals, etc.); to hit (e.g. one's leg) against; to bash into; to push (one's opponent) down before he stands up
money in one's possession
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy
castella (type of sponge cake)
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
combine; combine harvester
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world