to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to be saved up (of money)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
serious wound; serious injury
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
back street; back alley; off-street
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to become empty; to be emptied
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp