friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
holding hands with fingers interlocked
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
in this manner; in this way; like this
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
main street; avenue; boulevard
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
place; position; location; position; standing; status
east, west, south and north
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to put one's strength into
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)