big-name brand; brand-name goods
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
(with a) start; fright; alarm
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
how; in what way; how about; questionable
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
long ago; a long time ago; already
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course