commerce; trade; business
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to have one's name entered (in a list)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
suffix for familiar person
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
build; physique; frame; constitution
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances