business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
something like ...; something called ...
maximum permissible level or dosage
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to live through; to survive
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
offense and defense; offence and defence
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
steel; sword steel; sword
close call; narrow escape
blowgun; blowpipe; (blowgun) dart
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
lethality; killing effectiveness
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
higher rank; better position
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
back street; back alley; off-street
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
memory; sense; experience
very much; very many; more and more
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to put one's hand on; to touch
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath