old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
price; cost; value; worth; value
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
study; library; den; home office; reading room
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(another's) daughter; young lady
employer's house; master's house
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
fierce dog; ferocious dog; savage dog
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
means; way; method; measure
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate