be (that) as it may; having said that
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
regular customer; valued client
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to cross the line; to go too far
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
opposite side; opposition
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
leading product; flagship product; top product
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment