sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
opinion; intention; thought
business trip; official trip
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to speak; to say; to vocalize
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post