worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
mending; repair; darning; patching up
virile; tough; masculine; intense
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
level; standard; water level
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
cooking; food preparation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
feeling of emptiness in the stomach; sensation of hunger
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade