opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
your husband; her husband
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
compilation; editing; recording
program (e.g. TV); programme
very; extremely; excessively
tension; mental strain; nervousness
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
department store; department
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
rest; break; recess; intermission
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
moon palace of the Hindu god Chandra
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs