pressing; urging; demanding; demand
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to carry something into a place
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
three; three years of age
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to attempt; to test; to try out
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
responsibility; duty; obligation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
loveable; very likeable; like very much
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive