to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
actor print; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to call out; to ask someone to come
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't worry about it; forget about it
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
accident; emergency; calamity
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)