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opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)

4

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

for a long time

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

6

trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade

2

expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

2

hygiene; sanitation; cleanliness; toilet; restroom; bathroom

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

3

business world; business circles; (the) industry

1

many; a multiplicity of

1

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

9

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

sashimi; make-up

1

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

2

expiry date (esp. on food); expiration date; use-by date

2

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

1

to do over; to remake; to resume

1

calm; composed; cool; quiet

8

society; the world; the times

4

this kind

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

accurate; correct; precise; exact

2

chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain

1

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

1

to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

5

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

8

bad example; bad precedent

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

reopening after renovation

1

with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)

1

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

3

firm; unshakeable; resolute

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki

1

even

4

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

4

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

4

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

5

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

7

chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

3

(finger) ring

1

ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe

1

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

2

today; this day

1

well; now; then

11

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

1