craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to run a shop; to have a shop
foreign; abroad; overseas
residing; living; dwelling
being very busy; busyness
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(one acting as a) foster parent
this is why; this means; it is the case that
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
beforehand; in advance; previously
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of