being on duty; person on duty
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
monetary offering; offertory
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
just past noon; afternoon
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to check; to stop; to keep back
chopping board; cutting board
drill; gimlet; awl; auger
perforation; perforator; prick punch; needle punch
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
surrounding at a distance
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
when; how soon; how long until