cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
have to do; must; should; ought to
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
good family; better-class home
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
cost of raw materials; raw material cost
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
manufacture and sales; vertical integration
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
another shop, store, or firm
only; just; merely; no more than
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
having said that; on the other hand
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
rise and fall; fluctuations; ups and downs
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to arrive; to come to pass
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
outbreak of war; starting a war
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
depreciation; decline; fall; slump