barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
to repeat; to do something over again
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
big corporation; major firm; leading company
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to become better; to improve
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to some extent; to a certain extent
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
immediately; right away; on the spot
order (for an item); request; demand; condition