regular customer; valued client
insight; power of observation
justification; rationalization
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
snow country; snowy region
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
stew; food cooked in a pot
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
belatedly; though a little too late
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
schedule; program; calendar
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
riparian works; flood-control works
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
a pair (of shoes or socks)
leading person; foremost figure
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
bundling up (in layers of clothes)
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
to finish reading; to read through