this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
people; men and women; each person; everybody
for example; for instance; e.g.
cooperation; collaboration
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to say; to tell; to state; to do
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
bunch of flowers; bouquet
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...