purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
dealing with; coping with
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
danger; peril; hazard; risk
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to entertain; to make welcome
honour; honor; glory; privilege
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tenth day of the month; ten days
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
Eckhard; Eckhardt; Eckhart
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate