favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
suffix for familiar person
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
yen (currency of Japan); circle
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
beginning; outset; first; onset
to discount; to reduce (the price); to take off (a percentage); to take with a grain of salt; to not take at face value; to discount
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
8000; eight thousand; many
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant