to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
retail store; retail shop
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
the place for; the time for; the level of
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
talk; dialogue; conversation
facing north; northern exposure
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
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
arrival of goods; goods received
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to not believe one's ears
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to say (something) over one's shoulder
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
information; experience; knowledge; observation