business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
good humour (humor); good mood
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
after that; afterwards; thereafter
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
washing machine (laundry)
hair restoration; new hair growth
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
(iron) dumbbells; (pair) of dumbbells
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
fourth day of the month; four days
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
newspaper slot; newspaper box
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
even if; even though; however; no matter how
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs