idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
killing three birds with one stone
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
rubbish heap; garbage dump
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
authority; power; function
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
great cause; moral law; justice
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)