preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
just one person; only one
The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
not necessarily so; is not always true
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
antiques; old works of art
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wealthy person; millionaire
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
family name; lineage; birth; clan
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
craftsman; skilled artisan
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold