to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
privately printed book; private (press) edition
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
indeed; really; truly; very much
to sell off; to sell completely
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex