(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
hello; good day; good afternoon
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
intelligence gathering; information gathering
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
to rush over; to run up to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
street stall; stand; booth
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
laundry; laundromat; launderette
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
little something; reward; tip
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
receptionist; reception woman
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to sew up; to sew together
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
polish; grinding; sharpening
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cheap article; poor quality article
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to become possible; to become able to (do)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
of no interest; not interested