privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
in a day; in a brief space of time
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
business discussion; negotiation
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
firmly rooted; deep-seated
espresso (coffee); expresso
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
to quit one's job; to resign
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
summer vacation; summer holidays