goods; merchandise; commercial items
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
unrequited love; one-sided love
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
more than usual; especially; particularly
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
written expert opinion; certificate of authenticity; written appraisal
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
irritation; annoyance; frustration
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to beat; to batter; to pummel
coffee cup; spinning teacups (amusement ride)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
great war; great battle; world war
easy money; easy gain; making a killing