fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to fly about; to jump 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); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) 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 (handling, dealing with something); 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
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
environment; surroundings; circumstances
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to settle (in a place); to settle down
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
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; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
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 something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
one (small animal); 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; situation; conditions; circumstances
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle