dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
transport; transportation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to distribute; to hand out
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
tacit permission; tacit consent; connivance
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
shoji (paper sliding door)
to jump at; to be attracted by
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
youthful impetuosity; youthful vitality
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
employer's house; master's house
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
back street; back alley; slums
small restaurant; eating house
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
sewing; needlework; embroidery
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
other than; excluding; without
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)