ingredient; component; composition
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
occupation; calling; livelihood
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to keep an eye on; to take care of
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
relation; connection; affinity
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
chiefly on the basis of someone's personal character
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
person who introduces someone; introducer
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
grandfather; male senior-citizen
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
perfect; complete; flawless
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
simultaneous; all at once
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into