to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
additional fee; extra charge
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
at once; immediately; right now
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
here and there; everywhere
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health