paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
factory; plant; mill; workshop
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
tedious; boring; being fed up with
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to comfort; to console; to amuse
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
default; default (setting)
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to carry around; to carry on one's person
going to and from school; school commute
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
several people; a few people
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me