house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
every year; yearly; annually
summer vacation; summer holiday
homecoming; returning home
Kaei era (1848.2.28-1854.11.27)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
20th day of the month; 20 days
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
haori (Japanese formal coat)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
encampment; official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord); administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)