so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
expenses; costly; expensive
then; well; so; well then
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
last night; yesterday evening
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
great writer; literary master; distinguished author
Chekhov; Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904; Russian playwright and short-story writer)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to be pleased to say
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
shortish; rather short; somewhat short