to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
customer traffic; customers; custom
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
there is unexpected good in what others have left behind; last but not least; (lit.) there is fortune in leftovers
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
folding; collapsible; telescopic
big frame; large figure; huge body
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
free time; spare time; idle moment
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
being fond of children; person who likes children; being liked by children
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
drachma (former currency of Greece); drachma (ancient Greek silver coin or unit of weight)
base- (e.g. base-2); numeral system; counting system
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open