to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
polite; courteous; hospitable
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to need; to require; to take; to demand
limbs; arms and legs; body
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
large amount of money; great cost
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
image; figure; figure; form; image
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
moaning; muttering; complaining
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to fall off; to tumble down
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
you get what you pay for; (lit.) wasting money on a cheap item
street stall; stand; booth
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
old clothes; secondhand clothing