coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
threat; intimidation; menace
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
about; concerning; related to; -ish
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
street; quarter; district; area
veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
fourth day of the month; four days
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief