thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
living by oneself; living alone
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
place; situation; position; location
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
last night; yesterday evening
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
proper; right; reasonable
on the occasion of; at the time of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to keep a promise; to keep one's word