waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
right in the midst of; right at the height of
at work; in the midst of work; working
different item; different lot
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
duty; function; office; mission; task
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
senility; dotage; decrepitude
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
confused; flustered; at a loss
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true
it's not like; it isn't as if
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
regular time; stated period
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution