tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
mining; digging; working (a mine)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
corridor; hallway; passageway
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
honour; honor; glory; privilege
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
absence; disregard; indifference
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one-by-one; separately; in detail