shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
work fiend; devil for work
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
not long has passed since ...
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
capable of anything; liable to do
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to take over; to hand over
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
as before; as ever; as it was originally
cancellation of a contract
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
woman's handwriting; hiragana
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)