recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
completely unknown (usu. of people); unfamiliar; complete (stranger)
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
comparatively high; fairly expensive
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
light meal; snack; refreshments
unfortunately; regrettably
passage; path; route; one's way
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
bento; Japanese box lunch
one meal; one meal (a day)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
wicked smile; evil grin; sinister laugh
street; quarter; district; area
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable