guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
article; item; thing; goods; wares
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to remember; to keep in mind
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
one meal; one meal (a day)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses