prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
(how) many times; (how) often
content (of a mineral, etc.)
casting; founding; minting
courtesy call; courtesy visit
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
at your own discretion; as you see fit
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
Inula japonica; small cart; small carriage
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
serious; not joking; straight
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to change one's residence
young master; young gentleman
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
marriage proposal; marriage talks