to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to pause; to have a short intermission
start; origin; beginnings
calamity; disaster; accident
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
final; eventual; ultimate
price; cost; value; worth; value
starting price; ask price; ask; suggested opening price
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
going to and fro; back and forth
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
or; OR (Boolean operator)
folding; bending; wrapping; packing; folding (in poker)
selection; choice; option
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
young person; youth; young
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
(not so) much; (not) very
calamity; misfortune; disaster
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
ignorant of the ways of the world
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something