girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
sincere; honest; faithful
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and so; therefore; for that reason
to be flexible; to be accommodating
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
most important condition (for); first prerequisite