to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
shop; small store; business; firm
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
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.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to oil (e.g. a frying pan); to grease
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)