alone; by oneself; on one's own
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
this world; this life; world of the living
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
with these words; while saying
to make an appearance; to show up
man; male; masculine gender
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
though; notwithstanding; although
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to close down a business; to shut a business
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
until now; so far; up to the present
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to serve; to work for; to attend
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to intervene; to stop (something)
ill will; malice; evil intent
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business