pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
river; stream; River; the ... river
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to employ; to hire; to charter
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
playhouse; theatre; theater
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(death from) starvation; starving to death
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading