old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
coating (esp. lacquering)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
woman's loincloth (worn as a kimono underskirt); single-layer absorbent bathrobe (worn during or after a bath)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to turn completely into; to become completely
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
superstition; superstitious belief
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to refuse; to decline; to deny
future (usually near); prospects
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
-less; lacking; non-existing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
although I say; although one might say; although called
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of