cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
scale; scope; plan; structure
by your leave; with your permission
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to paint (draw) a picture
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to be plump; to be chubby
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to ask a high price; to overcharge
proud; triumphant; boastful
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
something small; something petty; trifle
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
curious; strange; unusual
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
back street; back alley; off-street
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
sick person; patient; invalid