to run a shop; to have a shop
article; thing; object; property; real estate
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cause someone to worry
unanticipated; unexpected
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
guardian; protector; patron; parent
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
duty; function; office; mission; task
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
hunting ground; hunting preserve
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
individual; private person; personal; private
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
free (of charge); gratuitous
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
although I say; although one might say; although called
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times