(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
coating (esp. lacquering)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
aimlessly; without a goal
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
to offer for sale; to put on the market
step; stride; counter for steps
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
indispensable; essential; must-have; handbook; manual; vade mecum
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
clear writing; specification
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
move; (skilled) shogi player
ancient city; former capital
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
landowner; landlord; landlady
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)