small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
valuable article; valuables
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
main street; avenue; boulevard
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
customer traffic; customers; custom
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
clientele; customer stratum
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
floor above; floor upstairs
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
business; trade; operations; sales
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
please sit down; please have a seat
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)