furniture store; furniture dealer
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
cheap article; poor quality article
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
extensive knowledge; erudition
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
same village; same town; same province
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to feel sick; to be nauseated
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
now that; since; so long as; because
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to be nappy; to get fluffy
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
joints; points (of a speech)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
disapproval; disagreement
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
without; but if; otherwise; or else
younger brother and sister
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface