business hours; opening hours; office hours
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
national holiday; public holiday
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
food; food products; foodstuffs
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
little by little; bit by bit
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to live through; to survive
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
magazine; journal; periodical
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!