to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve
young person; youth; young
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
follower; attendant; valet; servant
polite; respectful; reverent
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mix; to stir; to blend
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to offer for sale; to put on the market
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed
comparatively high; fairly expensive
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to intend; to be sure that
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
curious; strange; unusual
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)