public works; public-works projects; public utilities
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
sales message; sales copy
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
thank you for your continued patronage
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
transcendence; transcendency
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
leaving a matter to chance
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
anarchy; state of anarchy
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
business; trade; operations; sales
talented person; person known for real ability rather than looks
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
membership; membership rights; franchise; seat (e.g. stock exchange)