(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
don't you think?; indicates question
entreaty; appeal; petition
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
just because; even if; even though
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
almost every day; almost daily
chair; stool; post; office; position
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
little shop; small shop; my shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
little shop; small shop; low class whorehouse in Fujiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
each; respectively; individually; separately
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
outskirts (of a town); run-down district