to demand money; to pester; to extort
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
family crest shaped as a hemp leaf; motif made from entwined hexagons
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to warm (up); to heat (up)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
cheap article; poor-quality article
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
abundant harvest; bumper crop
forwarding agency; express company
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
mountain road; mountain trail