unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
business; trade; operations; sales
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
clientele; customer stratum
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
cease-fire; truce; armistice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
so; to such an extent; such
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
close; intimate; on good terms
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...