ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
with a bang (clash, bump)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
abolition of the han system
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
subordinate official; government clerk
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
new building; new construction
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to move (house); to change residence
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
re-covering; repapering; reupholstering
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
grumbling or mumbling to oneself
among these; between these; of these
so; like this; in this way
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
considerably; fairly; quite
(security) deposit; caution money
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
banknote; bill; note; paper money
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor