derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
first meeting; first interview with
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
(your) choice; preference; wish
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
local specialty; special product (of a region)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
old friend; old acquaintance
(apportioning) in small amounts
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to drive (something) into; to strike into; to throw into; to toss into; to mix; to wear (a sword)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
template; run of the mill; formulaic
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
direct appeal; direct petition
hospitalization; hospitalisation
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
depravity; corruption; degradation