small businessman; petty trader
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
charcoal; charred remains
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
New Year's Eve; December 31
disciple; pupil; follower
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
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
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively