pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
place; position; location; position; standing; status
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
by myself; in person; by oneself
to set up shop; to open a store
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
without thinking of the consequences
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
don't you think?; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward