around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
cheap article; poor quality article
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
tailor-made suit; tailored suit; made-to-measure suit
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
store name; shop name; restaurant name
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to change completely; to change suddenly
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
horseplay; fooling around
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
individualism; egoism; selfishness
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to become empty; to be emptied
to jar; to creak; to grate
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
moving; touching; stirring
scene; sight; scenario; setting