to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
considerably; fairly; quite
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
advance payment; money paid in advance
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
all; entire; whole; altogether
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
about here; in this neighborhood
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
crying or singing (of bird, etc.) at night
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
three; three years of age
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily