sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to be busy at work; to work diligently
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
care; precaution; guarding; caution
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
fast-talking; rapid talking
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
just one person; only one
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
one thin flat object; one sheet
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
serious wound; serious injury
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
in proportion to; just as much as
by myself; in person; by oneself
to whine; to make feeble complaints
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
ingrained habit; second nature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean