pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
speech and conduct; words and deeds
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
reason; cause; circumstances
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
different type of business; different occupation
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to employ; to hire; to charter