wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
age thirty; one's thirties
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
cheap article; poor quality article
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
how many months?; how long?
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to become dim; to become blurred
stirring; slight movement
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes