liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
considerably; greatly; a lot
business; trade; operations; sales
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
way of speaking; intimation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
had better ...; had better not ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
personal; individual; private
difficult to ...; hard to ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be conspicuous; to stand out