merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to look down on; to condescend
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
boastful speech; bragging
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
counter for (small) boats
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
surname; family name; last name
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
that is to say; so that means
great war; great battle; world war
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer