strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
the teaching profession; education of laity
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
simply put; putting it simply; in short
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
collapse of a bubble economy; economic bubble burst
influence; clout; leverage
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
swelling; boil; abscess; tumor; tumour
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis