to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
rare; extraordinary; singular
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
the way one waits on customers; service attitude
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
needy circumstances; living in poverty
founder; originator; pioneer
independent business; self-employment
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(feather) duster; dusting
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
supreme; sublime; highest
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
interested person; volunteer; supporter