staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to be saved up (of money)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
one room apartment; studio apartment
three parts; three copies
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
physical work; manual labour (labor)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
final; eventual; ultimate
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
in the end; on top of that
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
having said that; on the other hand
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
nod; inclination of the head
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)