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)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
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 potatoes (in a bucket); being very crowded; being packed with people
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
brand-new article; new item
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
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
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
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)