this and that; one thing or another
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to become rustic; to be countrified
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to examine someone's expression
shooting up one after another
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
killing and wounding; bloodshed
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
wavelike; in waves; undulation
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to say (something) over one's shoulder
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to follow another's example
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone