merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
mask; striking the head (kendo)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
showman who trains performing monkeys
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
dogfight; dogfighting; fighting dog
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
hooting; jeering; heckling
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
drinking straight from a bottle
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
headquarters; head office; main office
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
area; region; district; locality
every person; each one; everybody
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
dancing or jumping for joy
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
depending on; dependent on
older brother and younger sister
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
inattention; absent-mindedness
to loiter around; to wander about