necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
economizing; thriftiness; prudence; frugality
to employ; to hire; to charter
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
my husband; one's family; family member
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
manly; masculine; like a man
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering