receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
ill will; malice; evil intent
story; tale; talk; discussion
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to happen to hear; to overhear
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
tide; current; tendency; trend
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
protection against the cold
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation