trend; tendency; movement; attitude
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to bring; to take; to bring about
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
pilfering; snatching; swiping; pilferer; (petty) thief; (bag) snatcher
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(death from) starvation; starving to death
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
later on; eventually; afterwards
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly