to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
bento; Japanese box lunch
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
hard worker; hardworking person
done; just done; just finished
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to be nearing death; to be dying
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to beat time; to mark time
to soak into; to permeate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
whole face; all over one's face
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
performer or player (of an instrument)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
having an ancient and honorable origin