to make sense; to be meaningful
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
home area; home town; local
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wherein; therein; thereinto
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
vacant house; unoccupied house
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to take a breath; to take a short rest