to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
each; respectively; individually; separately
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
tool; implement; means; furniture
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage