to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
family; members of a family
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
long ago; already; a long time ago
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
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)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
please; somehow or other; one way or another
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
father; dad; husband; you; he
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
trivial; not amounting to much
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to fan; to incite; to instigate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into