to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
frequent customer; good customer; client
memory; sense; experience
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
compensating; making up for; supplementation
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
physical condition; state of health
management task; administrative task
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject