to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
floor above; floor upstairs
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
although I say; although one might say; although called
interior; inside; internal
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
form; method; system; formula
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
go that far; to that extent
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
but; however; provided that
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
wealthy person; millionaire
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
offender; transgressor; violator
to set up shop; to open a store
control; management; supervision
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names