hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
literary woman; talented woman
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to close down a business; to shut a business
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
cold storage; refrigeration
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to put into the mouth; to eat