to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
sales; selling; marketing
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
writing; composition; essay; sentence
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
point of an argument; drift of an argument
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
subscriber; reader; admirer
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
village headman; village mayor
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
in one's own way or style
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
study; research; investigation