activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
body; physical system; (the) person
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to be opposite; to face each other
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
plural; multiple; several
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
several times; once or twice
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
transfer; assignment; conveyance
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
personal; individual; private
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
cookware; cooking utensil
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
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 house, etc.)
to run a shop; to have a shop
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking