preserved food boiled in soy
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
small change; coins; small sum of money
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
searching for someone; search for a missing person
any of; either of; (to) any
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
(under) metropolitan government management
residence; housing; residential building
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
street; quarter; district; area
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop