professional; careerman; worker
master; teacher; stable master
approval; license; licence; permission
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
correction; looking over; touching up
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
chief; main; principal; important
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
selection; choice; option
river; stream; River; the ... river
moving; changing residence; change of address
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to become rustic; to be countrified
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
settlement; permanent residency
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite