opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
family; members of a family
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
sentiment; sentimentality
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
I see; that's right; indeed
selfishness; self-interest
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)