incineration; destroy by fire
to be helpful; to be useful
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
old body; aged person; elderly person
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
hayfield; field of miscanthus
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
financing company; credit firm
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
foreign element; impurity; admixture
customer base; constituency; customer segment; patron base; clientele
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
business conditions; business category; line of business
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
share (in a company); stock
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
future prospects; promise
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
gambling den; gambling house
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss