abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
reputation; respectability
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
food and drink; eating and drinking
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
verbal promise; one's word
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
rational; reasonable; logical
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
episode; anecdote; vignette
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
amount of money; sum of money
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal