pre-war days; before the war
to set up shop; to open a store
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
person concerned; interested party; related party
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
piece; fragment; one (object)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
sixth day of the month; six days
wise saying; famous saying
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
episode; anecdote; vignette
modern person; people of today
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
like; similar to; same as
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time