pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
next; secondly; subsequently
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
elder sister; effeminate man
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
carefree; free from worry
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
estimate (of costs); budget
remaining quantity; residual quantity
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
trifling; little; few; slight
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
fee; charge; rate; material
in search of; in order to look for
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
although; though; despite the fact that ...
steady; honest; sober; straightforward