secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
being open but having virtually no business
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
customer traffic; customers; custom
good-natured; of good character
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
chance (of success); odds
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
of no interest; not interested
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
generation; the world; the age
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
being intrusive; intrusive person
looking pale; looking unwell
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
disinformation; false information
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization