to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
soaking something; leaving something to soak
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
master; teacher; stable master
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to be needed; to be wanted
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat