chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
duty; function; office; mission; task
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
senility; dotage; decrepitude
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
confused; flustered; at a loss
not necessarily so; is not always true
it's not like; it isn't as if
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
regular time; stated period
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to go out and away; to leave
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
length of time which food products will keep; to keep a long time
to be expensive; to be costly
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open