accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received
the original; original copy; script
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
almost; roughly; approximately
time; season; period; phase; stage
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
impossible; unlikely; improbable
trip abroad; overseas travel
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
amount of money; sum of money
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
guess; speculation; supposition
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
some people; a few people; several people
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious