ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
counter for birds or rabbits
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
thank you for your continued patronage
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
physical work; manual labour (labor)
pride; dignity; self-worth
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
manly; masculine; like a man
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire