to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to trample; to crush underfoot
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to make merry; to be festive
to be tired of looking at
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
slight intoxication; being tipsy
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
wild beast; wild animal; brute
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
deep-seated grudge; hatred
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
opening a business; opening a practice
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
ardent; passionate; vehement
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
for use of customers or guests
soba stall with a stand-up counter only; standing soba noodle restaurant; stand-up soba noodle bar
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
parking on the streets; on-street parking
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree