store name; shop name; restaurant name
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
with a friendly grin; smilingly
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
instant; moment; for an instant
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material