hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to some extent; to a certain extent
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
much less; to say nothing of
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
high-quality goods; luxury item
independent business; self-employment
Yamada Denki (Japanese electronics retail chain)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
electric appliance store; electrician
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
top university; leading university; first-rate university
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
home area; home town; local
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.