story; tale; talk; discussion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to palm off; to force a sale
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
furious facial expression
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
while; during; while; although; all; both
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
don't you think?; indicates question
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque