crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to spend time (on doing something)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
watering hole; watering place
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
national sport (e.g. sumo)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
space (room, area, outer space)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
engineering firm; contractor
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
originally; by nature; from the start
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
group; party; team; squad; section