grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
writing; composition; essay; sentence
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
several minutes; a few minutes
manuscript; version; draft