in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
A word describing the sound made when things are rubbed or pressed against each other; The act of cramming or shoving things to the brim
single-mother household; fatherless family
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
telephone number; phone number
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
business hours; opening hours; office hours
limited company (company structure for small businesses; abolished in 2006); YK
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
directions; instructions; orders; command
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
street at night; making a night journey
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into