to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
regret; repentance; remorse
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
although I say; although one might say; although called
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
practical question (problem); practical matter
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
item; commodity; list of articles
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
variety of goods; number of articles
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)