unexpected meeting; coincidence
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
setting a bad example to others
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
necessary items; required items; necessary information; required fields (on a form); mandatory fields
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
street stall; stand; booth
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of