(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a little; a bit; slightly
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
will not do; do not; does not
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
cooking; food preparation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to use (the same thing) for multiple purposes; to reuse; to work (someone) hard; to order around
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
tool; implement; means; furniture