general merchant; Jack of all trades
menial; meanness; servility; abject
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very rich person; the super rich
(present) head of a family
generation; lifetime; age
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
charcoal; charred remains
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
dwelling; house; residence; address
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
scrap lumber; piece of wood
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
firstborn; first-produced; newborn
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine