hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
opposite side; other side; other party
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
suggestion; hint; implication
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
harm; injury; evil (influence)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
time series; chronological order; chronology
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
clientele; customer stratum
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
big chance; big opportunity
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
parking area for bicycles; bicycle parking
supply; provision; service; supply
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
defense; defence; defensive preparations
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
not to be depended on; of little hope