to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
sorry to bother you, but ...
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
river fish; freshwater fish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
delay; putting off; procrastination
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
increase in production; production increase
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
north entrance; north exit
supply; provision; service; supply
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
export; exportation; efferent
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
bill (at a restaurant); check
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
a wise man keeps away from danger
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post