very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to be perturbed; to be agitated
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
chef-owner; chef and owner
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
(social) position; status
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to aggravate; to make serious
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
how; in what way; circumstances
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
to give; to do (something) for
1,000,000; one million; million; many
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
low table; table with very short legs
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
henohenomoheji; seven hiragana characters grouped together to look like a face
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)