skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
every evening; night after night
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
leader; magnate; big head
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
very important person; VIP
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
dry; dried out; juiceless; barely; just
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly