to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to watch over; to watch attentively
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
establishment; foundation
prayer (for something); supplication
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
chance (of success); odds
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup