laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
relation; relative; kind; cordial
press; print shop; printing office
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
laborer; labourer; workman
Public Employment Security Office
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
staff member; station employee; official
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)
wages; pay; rental payment
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
supply; supplying; replenishment
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
leading; guiding; commanding
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
storehouse; warehouse; godown
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing