administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
common people; ordinary people; masses
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
back country; remote countryside
to let one's hair hang down
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
town girl; girl raised in a town
all present; all concerned; all of us
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
the world in general; society; convention
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
just because; even if; even though
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
light meal; snack; refreshments
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
residence; housing; residential building
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering