fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
environment; circumstance
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to settle (in a place); to settle down
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
understood; I see; OK; present; here
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to fall off; to tumble down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
remembrance; recollection; recognition
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
single word; a few words; brief comment
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition