merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
insanity; an insane person
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
mending; repair; darning; patching up
loved one; lover; sweetheart
precocious; precocious child
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
kimono fabrics shop; draper
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
offence; offense; hindrance
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to make a success in life
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor