cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
river; stream; River; the ... river
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to spread; to be propagated
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
regular customer; valued client
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to take over; to hand over
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis