(written) contract; agreement
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
a little bit; a little while
business world; business circles; (the) industry
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
head; chief; boss; leader
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
silence (not speaking); muteness
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)