closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to leave half-read; to leave unfinished
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
proper; respectable; decent; honest
going through; going via; going by way of
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to need; to demand; to take; to require
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
control; management; supervision
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
in succession; one by one
to lose money; to spend money
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
good young man; agreeable youth
goodbye; farewell; so long
dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
sobering up; method of sobering up
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
100,000,000; one hundred million
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
first offence; first offense; first offender
identification papers; ID
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)