these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
that; the matter in question
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in this way; thus; such; uh...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
emperor (of Japan); mikado
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
how long; how far; how much
income; receipts; revenue
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
one thin flat object; one sheet
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.