yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
everything; anything; nothing
then; well; so; well then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(navigable) canal; waterway
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to gather; to collect; to assemble
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
for example; for instance; e.g.
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
vitality; energy; dynamism
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...