pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
pre-war days; before the war
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
bunch of flowers; bouquet
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to amuse oneself; to make merry
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business; trade; operations; sales
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
sampling a drink; tasting
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson