to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work; business; company; study
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very