carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
rather; sooner; preferably
conquest; domination; mastery
department store; department
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
two classes; double; two sets
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
new product; new line (of products)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
action of making something; -ification
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best