calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to be erected; to be built
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
weekly publication; weekly magazine
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
book; volume; this; present; main; head
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
regular customer; valued client
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
even if not; even without
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
by today; before the day is over
Matsumoto Seichou (1909.12.21-1992.8.4)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
sunlight; rays of the Sun
every year; yearly; annually
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
library; book collection; paperback book
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage