change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
when it becomes; when it comes to
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to look forward to something
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
grandchild from a daughter married into another family
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
fall; decrease (in income)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
postponement; deferment; adjournment
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
transactions; dealings; business
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest