small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
time around sunset; early evening
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
burglary; burglar; closet
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
quick work; (clever) feat
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
this is why; this means; it is the case that
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
under control (e.g. of territory)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
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
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
by myself; in person; by oneself