folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
cup sake; sake sold in a single-serve glass cup or can
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
cash payment; paying in cash
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
underground (film, theater, etc.); unconventional; alternative; underground (economy, press, etc.); unofficial; illegal
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
renminbi (currency of China); Chinese yuan
world economy; international economy
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to peel; to skin; to pare
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music