it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
height (of a person); stature
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
trio; gang of three; threesome
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to have an eye on; to zero in on
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
plural; multiple; plural (number)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
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)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
business discussion; negotiation
with a start; with a jump
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly