(department) store; (department) stores
department store; department
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
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)
opposite side; other side; other party
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to boost; to force up; to push up
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to set up shop; to open a store
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
father; dad; husband; you; he
intelligence operative; spy
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
to rock; to shake; to swing
to shake; to sway; to waver
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning