being concerned about or mindful of
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
way (of doing); manner; method; means
as (for); for; in the capacity of
labor; labour; manpower; working force
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
one's post; place of work; workplace
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to hand over; to surrender
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
two (long cylindrical things)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to become completely chilled
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
club activities; extracurricular activities