halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
and yet; though; when; in spite of
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
second-hand shop; curio shop
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to be in opposition; to be in private life
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
competing companies; rival companies
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
convenient; expedient; makeshift