company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
oppression; suppression; pressure
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
relatively; comparatively
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
northern part; the north (of a region)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
this for sure; certainly is
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to unfold; to unroll; to open
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking