or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
cookware; cooking utensil
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
preparation; arrangements
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be free; to be available
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
this place; where one comes from; here
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to loiter around; to wander about
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
of all people; a person of ...'s standing