the ocean; the great deep
endless; boundless; everlasting
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
Akita ranga; short-lived school of Western-style painting that originated in the Akita feudal domain in the mid Edo period
near; nearby; not far off
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to run a shop; to have a shop
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
again (and again); once again; yet again
major powers of the world; great powers
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
Ōgosho period (between the Kansei Reforms and the Tempo Reforms, approx. 1787-1843)
foster father; adoptive father
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
overripeness; full maturity; full development
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
sudden price jump; steep price rise
troubles both at home and abroad
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk