case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
large number (of); many; majority
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
Edo-period business taxes
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Edo-period business taxes