topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
wealthy person; millionaire
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
otherwise; or else; if not
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
generation; lifetime; age
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
some day; hereafter; at some future time
articles; supplies; parts
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
quality (of a product or a service)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
another shop, store, or firm
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
clanging; empty; deserted
to approach; to draw near
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with