chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to have a talk; to tell a story
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
common reed (Phragmites australis)
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
a step; short distance; short time
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix