living thing; living creature; animal; life
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to distract one's attention
smuggler; bootlegger; illicit dealer; trafficker
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
being very busy; busyness
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
armed might; military power; the sword; force
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
one cause; one reason; one factor
in that way; like that; that way
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
street stall; stand; booth
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
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)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
eagle (Accipitridae family)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
bento; Japanese box lunch
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job