to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
private residence temporarily taking lodgers
platform; home; home base; home plate
stay; sojourn; stay; prop; support
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
wandering; roaming; drifting
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
second-hand shop; curio shop
door; gate; opening; title page
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
security for a loan; collateral
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
carefree; free from worry
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
it's been a long time; long time no see
change; alteration; modification
of course; certainly; naturally
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)