evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
Echigoya; Echigoya (nefarious businessman; stock character in period dramas)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
business trip; official trip
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to go out and away; to leave
one's thought and beliefs
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
(a) Machiavellian; Machiavellist
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
person of doubtful origin
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
lightly; easily; carelessly
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift