Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
stairs; stairway; staircase
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
shopping; purchased goods
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
convenient; handy; useful
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
really; truly; indeed; good grief
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
cheap article; poor quality article
in the end; on top of that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
burning low; waning; declining
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
the last days; the final years; the last generation
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
very; much; greatly; a lot of
final effort; final spurt; end; close; conclusion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age