saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
along; parallel to; in accordance with
being very busy; busyness
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
meeting hall; assembly hall
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
middle of the night; dead of night
thank you for your trouble; unfortunately ...
a pass allowing one through a gate
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
side door; side gate; wicket gate
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
living room (Western style); sitting room
danger; peril; hazard; risk
standing tree; standing timber
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
that; the matter in question