shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
actual article; goods in stock; stocks
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
special price; bargain price
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be helpful; to be useful
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
floor above; floor upstairs
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
small; fine; detailed; stingy
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
both; both sides; both parties
ability; performance; efficiency
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy