at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
showing no signs of (verb); extremely unlikely to (verb)
to wash away; to rinse off
fishing industry; fishery
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
papermaking; paper manufacture
book making (binding, publishing)
to come from; to have roots in
traditional; conventional
each house; every house; many houses
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
understanding person; supporter
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
close to the wall; alongside the wall
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly