financial muscle; economic clout
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
derby (horse race); Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
unattractive person; coward; weakling
journal; magazine; periodical
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
collaboration; joint work
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
contrary to one's expectations
selling out; being sold out
older sister; lass; young lady
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
occasional; infrequent; rare
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups