opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
family; members of a family
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
large family; extended family
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
beyond this point; from now on; after this
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
confused; flustered; at a loss
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to make an appearance; to show up
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to stop walking; to pause
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
letter; missive; note; mail