how; in what way; how about; questionable
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
business; trade; operations; sales
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
in perfect form; going swimmingly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
and then; and so; and; so then
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
assortment; product lineup
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
way; method; means; resource; course
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
financial power; financial means; wealth
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor