grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
needless to say; it goes without saying
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
insert (in a magazine, newspaper, etc.); foldout; insertion
rental fee; rent; hire charge
every martial art; all the martial arts
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
stealing a ride; stolen ride
with a broad grin; smirking
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
dracaena (any palmlike tree of genus Dracaena or Cordyline)
chocolatier; chocolate maker
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
unprecedented in history; unheard-of; epoch-making
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
sharply (glare, stare, etc.); piercingly; stinging; clashing (of swords, etc.)
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
white knight; knight in shining armor
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise