law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
but; however; provided that
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
reason; cause; circumstances
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
second day of the month; two days
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
income; receipts; revenue
in the morning; during the morning
to set up shop; to open a store
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
original story; original version; this volume
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
third day of the month; three days