apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
blow; shock; strike; batting
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
good performance; good work; great success
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to have an eye on; to zero in on
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be perturbed; to be agitated
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
like this; this sort; this way
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to stay (at); to stop (at)