handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
imperial portrait; photograph of the incumbent Emperor and Empress distributed to schools between 1890 and the end of the Second World War; portrait or photo of a person of high rank
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
directly under; falling perpendicularly
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to live; to reside; to inhabit
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
sparing oneself; laziness
horizon (related to bodies of water)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to try out the food at various restaurants
clear solution; clean decision
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
listen!; you see; mind you; remember