station; office; guardroom
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
to amuse oneself; to make merry
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
questions and answers; dialogue
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
using money as a weapon; power of money
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
temple tower housing a drum for marking the passing of time
(large) building; public building; hall
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
in deep black; in jet black
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
noisily; with a rattle; with a creak; with a squeak; with a rumble
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen