major war; great war; world war
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
1,000,000; one million; million; many
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to say; to be called; to do
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
large amount of money; great cost
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
in the same way as; just like
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo