sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
horn (musical instrument)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
eye; insight; vision; gist; main point; hole
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
curious; strange; unusual
(your) daughter; young woman
notice; attention; observation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
practice; practising; experience
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to indicate; to show; to point to
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets