painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
trend of the times; way things are going
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
like this; in this way; as you see
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
time; season; period; phase; stage
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
how; in what way; by what means
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
making practical; making useful; implementing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
when it becomes; when it comes to
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
store; reserve; stock; savings
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well