shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
deceiving; cheating; fooling
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nodding off (while sitting); dozing