to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
store interior; inside of a shop
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
sharp parting remark; parting threat
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
vice; immorality; corruption
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
security for a loan; collateral
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
sales; selling; marketing
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
killing three birds with one stone
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain