upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to happen to have on hand or in stock
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
almost every day; almost daily
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)
Fumiko Hayashi (novelist, 1903-1951)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to set a ladder up against
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
reward; honorarium; remuneration
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to have a talk; to tell a story
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
homecoming; returning home
urge; demand; importunity
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious