exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
trouble; quarrel; dispute
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
child's tear-stained face
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to comfort; to console; to amuse
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
the customer is always right; the customer is king
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
originally; by nature; from the start
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
although I say; although one might say; although called
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
outside of; not covered by
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
such ... as; or some such