event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
second day of the month; two days
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
bank; banking institution
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
clerk; office worker; office staff
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
corridor; hallway; passageway
chair; stool; post; office; position
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling