one grain; one drop; one bead
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
15th day of the month; 15 days
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
bored; having nothing to do; idle
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
penalty; sentence; punishment
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
shopping; purchased goods
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
display window; shop window; store window
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
the opposite sex; isomerism
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson