machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
countries; (various) nations
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
making efficient; optimization
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation