commerce; trade; business
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
glossy black hair; green hair
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
receptionist; reception woman
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
lump-sum purchase; bulk purchase; group purchase
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
royal castle; imperial castle
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hostility; antagonism; opposition
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
trip story; vacation story
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness