circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
home area; home town; local
to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting
proposal; proposition; suggestion
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
something; some kind of; for some reason
to make a fool of someone
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to step forward; to volunteer
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to say; to be called; to do
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to be needed; to be wanted
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
the more one looks (at it) the more...