laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
hygiene; sanitation; health
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
God; god; ace; king; superior person
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
in terms of; from the point of view of
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
beginning; outset; first; onset
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
chit; sales slip; voucher
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick