too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
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; role
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
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
confused; flustered; at a loss
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
it's not like; it isn't as if
vehicle; conveyance; (means of) transport; ride (at a fair, amusement park, etc.); attraction
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
to be expensive; to be costly
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
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
rather than; more ... than ...