to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
like this; this sort; this way
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
is it?; isn't it?; be; is