bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
sales; selling; marketing
shop; small store; business; firm
street stall; stand; booth
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
exhibition; display; putting on show
one by one; one each; one at a time
to spend time (on doing something)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to watch over; to watch attentively
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to finger; to tamper (with)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
shellfish; seashell; shell
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful