shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
at first; in the beginning; originally
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
10th day of the month; ten days
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering