transactions; dealings; business
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
windfall; piece of good luck
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
like this; in this way; as you see
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(another person's) younger sister
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
world of suffering; life of prostitution
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)