isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
general (variety) store (shop)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
home area; home town; local
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
finding employment; getting a job
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
trouble; bother; annoyance
to have a talk; to tell a story
to draw back; to leave (the area)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go out and away; to leave
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
consumer financing firm; loan shark
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business