store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
common people; ordinary people; masses
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pass (of time); to elapse
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity