station; office; guardroom
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter
industrial area; industrial zone
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
solid (body); solid matter; solid food
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
professional killer; hit man
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in name only; titular; nominal
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
troubled face; worried expression
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
flustered person; hasty person
warmly; cordially; with tender care
endurance; perseverance; patience
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly