a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fortune telling based on Chinese twelve year cycle
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand
motherland; fatherland; native country
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to withstand; to be able to endure
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
Ryukyuan food; Ryukyuan cuisine
cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period
Toyama (city, prefecture)
apothecary; druggist; chemist
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
course; route; path; process; means