to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
professor; teaching; instruction
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
established practice; custom
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
last summer; summer of last year
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
work; business; company; study
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
shopping; purchased goods
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
originally; by nature; from the start