employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
investigation; research; looking something up
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
classification; categorization; sorting
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to be photographed; to be projected
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
the other day; some time ago; recently
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
disclosure; exposure; revelation
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping