written expert opinion; certificate of authenticity; written appraisal
to palm off; to force a sale
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
favorite; favourite; habitually used
fine article; good-quality item; quality product
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to intend; to be sure that
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
wages; pay; rental payment
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
delivery; transfer; hand-over
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
going around; patrol; round; tour
police officer; policeman; constable
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned