shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
thousands; several thousand
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
process; course; mechanism
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known