starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
copy; reproduction; replica; facsimile
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
to be filled to bursting; to burst
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to talk the night away; to talk all night
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to examine someone's expression
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance