sidelocks; hair at the temples
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)
puppy dog; Japanese chin; Japanese spaniel
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
classification; assortment
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
retail store; retail shop
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
household tools (e.g. brooms, dustpans); household utensils; sundries
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to screw up one's courage; to take heart
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
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