to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
regret; repentance; remorse
carving; engraving; sculpture
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
loss-cutting; cutting one's losses
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
image; figure; figure; form; image
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
touting; tout; barker; pander
to refer to; to use as reference
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
staying the night; lodging (at)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
sense of smell; olfaction
nature of one's business; business instinct
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose