dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
association; union; guild
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
fat; tallow; lard; grease
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
normalization; normalisation
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to increase; to add to; to augment
the other day; a few days ago
free (of charge); gratuitous
to succeed; to bear fruit