demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
reason; grounds; circumstances
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
starter (person who gives the signal for the start of a race); starter (player in a starting lineup); starter (motor)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
several times; a few times
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user; consumer (in a food chain)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
yourself; himself; herself
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
depending on; dependent on
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
even though; despite; when
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
gale; violent (strong) wind
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all