haberdashery; sundries store
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
drinking party; banquet; feast
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
type of imperial banquet held during the Heian period and later; (arch.) being dead drunk; (arch.) being very drunk
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
moderate; proper; just right
to become better; to improve
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
sake brewer; sake brewery
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
that day; the very same day
beautiful; good; excellent
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer