to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
contrary to one's expectations
to jump upon (a moving object)
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
make good use of; make the most of
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
rubbing one's hands together
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
large amount of money; great cost
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
future (usually near); prospects
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly