shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
rubbing one's hands together
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
rather than; more ... than ...
charm; incantation; spell; curse
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cheap article; poor-quality article
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
a glance; a look; a glimpse
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
being startled; getting a shock
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
discount price; special offer price
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
absorption; suction; attraction
surgical method; operative method; surgical technique; technique; mechanism of a jutsu
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
thank you for your continued patronage