to pick up; to find; to gather
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to lose one's way; to get lost
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
the five fingers; leading five; top five
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
one by one; one after another; successively
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
very interesting; of great interest
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
some people; a few people; several people
how many people; a number of people
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment