to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
flake; chip; speck or flake used for the production of stone tools
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
narrow; thin (sized); slender
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
settlement; solution; resolution
about; concerning; related to; -ish
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
how long; how far; how much
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the same generation; coeval
secret; private; surreptitious
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to try all possible means
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
continuation; succession; series
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization