the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
Hozoin-ryu (school of sojutsu)
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
to slide down; to slip down
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
utensil; appliance; furniture
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
usurer; usury; loansharking
percent; per cent; percentage
expensive money; dear money; high interest
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
menu; schedule; program; menu
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
light meal; snack; refreshments
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
trio; gang of three; threesome
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into