acquaintance; friend; familiar face
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
interpersonal; between individuals
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to run a shop; to have a shop
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
work; business; company; study
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
trusted (friend); close (relationship)
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to order; to command; to appoint
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
dozens; scores of; decades
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
particularly; only; in the case of