commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
discriminatory; discriminative
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
arrest; apprehension; capture
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
area; region; district; locality
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
tenkasu; crunchy bits of fried batter left after cooking tempura
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
pedestrian traffic; kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)
first thing in the morning
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to sell off; to sell completely
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover