head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline