positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
father; dad; husband; you; he
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
dilapidated house; deserted house
principal occupation; core business
fixed shore net; fixed shore trap; stationary trap; stationary net
manly; masculine; like a man
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
of course; certainly; naturally
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
customer traffic; customers; custom
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
clientele; customer stratum
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
convenient; handy; useful