to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
amount of money; sum of money
town elder (Edo period); town leader; alderman
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
bidding price; price tendered
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
innumerable; countless; numberless
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
restoration; repair; mending
scale; scope; plan; structure
convenience; user-friendliness
bridge building; bridge; cross-linking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
people; men and women; each person; everybody