small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
home area; home town; local
position; location; base; point; site
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
perception; sensing; noticing
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be found; to be discovered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
street stall; stand; booth
highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
by myself; in person; by oneself
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)