to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
land shark; land speculator
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hello; good day; good afternoon
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in one's own way or style
negotiations; discussions; connection
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!