accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
moderate; proper; just right
appearance; air; mien; getup
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
prime of one's working life
same village; same town; same province
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
people from one's hometown
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
Constitutional Reform Party (1882-1896); Reform Party (1952-1954)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
sales; selling; marketing
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
amateurish and haughty way of doing business; venturing into an unfamiliar line of business (and often failing)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
returning to the service of one's master
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
dozens; scores of; decades
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness