to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
a few people; small number of people
public bathhouse; bathhouse proprietor
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to hand over; to surrender
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
remote mountain; mountain recesses
show tent; circus tent; freak show
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
exactly as stated; verbatim
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
store interior; inside of a shop
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way