uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
contract; compact; agreement
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
acting ability; talent as a performer
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
advance payment; money paid in advance
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
real thing; original; actual
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
friend; comrade; companion
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella