to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
even if not; even without
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
magazine; journal; periodical
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
the front; honest; upright; decent
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to take a picture; to take a photo
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
suited figure; person in a suit