cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
office building; office complex
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
innumerable; countless; numberless
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
copier; copy machine; photocopier
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
document; official papers
to be smeared; to be covered
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
at that time; in those days
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
antiquity; the previous era
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
company; corporation; workplace
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
door; gate; opening; title page