to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
thereupon; shortly thereafter
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
(medical) doctor; physician
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...