to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
shop; small store; business; firm
street stall; stand; booth
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
cotton cloth; cotton material
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
emergency demands; special procurement (particularly in time of war)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to carry around; to carry on one's person
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
article for everyday use; domestic article
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
will; testament; last request
partly open; in half bloom
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to walk away; to saunter off
high street; town centre (center)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)