storage room; storeroom; lumber room
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
summertime; summer season
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
government office building
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
every year; yearly; annually
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
curl; curly hair; ringlet
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
business; errand; nature of one's business
immediate follower (of the shogun)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
four (long cylindrical things)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
before the gate; in front of the gate