branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
illegal copy; pirate copy
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
a little bit; a little while
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to mix; to blend; to combine
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
sullenly; discontentedly; with hurt feelings
worried look; melancholy air
hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
forced repatriation; deportation
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to mourn over the death of
violent emotion; passion; fury
to run a shop; to have a shop
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
store; reserve; stock; savings
to distract one's attention
to take into consideration; to bear in mind