store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
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
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to come and go; to go back and forth
of course; certainly; naturally
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
the very best; excellent; superb
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
the way one works; one's working manner
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
workshop; studio; atelier
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
good-looking; fair; beautiful
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
corrupt monk; greedy monk; (arch.) liar