rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
a person without a single relative
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
prevention; protection (against); precaution
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
stocking shelves; stock person; stocking person
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
account book; register; ledger
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded