time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
old couple; elderly couple
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
declaration; proclamation; announcement
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
cheap article; poor-quality article
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
matter of time; question of time
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
a long, long time ago; very long ago
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
name; given name; first name
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
genuine; authentic; true; real
suffix for familiar person
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner