sad to say; how sad; alas
such; this sort of; like this
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
down-market; popular; mass-market
this sort of; this type of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
middle of the night; dead of night
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to wash away; to rinse off
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
in that manner; like that
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up