business partner; business associate; fellow trader
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
private funds; own funds; private property
for better or worse; for good or for evil
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
using one's own judgement; making up one's own mind; judging for oneself
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
new and old; incoming and outgoing
sharp increase; sudden rise
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
puerperium; postpartum period; postnatal period; bed used by a woman in childbirth
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
sense of humor; sense of humour
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
with a slip; with a slide
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
death by suffocation; death by choking
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike