extremely healthy; lively; in good spirits
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
wide difference; a world of difference
average per-customer spending; average sales per customer
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
store name; name of a shop
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
regular pay; fixed salary
health management; health maintenance; health care
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
nature of one's business; business instinct
roadside store (esp. one outside a city center along a major road)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
choosing between two things; two choices
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
poke (Hawaiian raw-fish salad)