manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
surface; appearances; exterior
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
quarterly (magazine, journal, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
shopping; purchased goods