to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to triumph; to be elated with success
surely; certainly; without doubt
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
planned; scheduled; systematic
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
fair and square; open and aboveboard
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
countermeasure; counter-measure
business; trade; operations; sales
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
sampling food; tasting; trying
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties