safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
Buddhist memorial service
lodging host; lodging place
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
heir; inheritor; successor
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
baby backpack; back-mounted baby carrier; sling
to become attached; to begin to love
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
loose and disheveled hair
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
Inari shrine; shrine dedicated to Inari
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
surroundings; environs; circumference
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts