sales; selling; marketing
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
retainer; attendant; escort
success; prosperity; boom
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to throw at; to turn; to raise
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
another time; some other time
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
several sheets (flat objects)
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
interior design; interior; upholstery
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
confusing set-up; puzzling method
to replace; to move; to change the position of
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
motherland; fatherland; native country
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love