statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
10,000,000,000; ten billion
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to run a shop; to have a shop
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
store interior; inside of a shop
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to complain; to make a complaint
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
temple (building); temple (side of head)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan