all (there is); as long as there is
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
contract; compact; agreement
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
leading product; flagship product; top product
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly