to spread; to be propagated
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
account book; ledger; register
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
regular customer; valued client
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
while; during (the time when)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
woman; female; feminine gender
heartbroken thoughts; heartrending grief; overwhelming sorrow
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
one's possessions; ownership
to accompany; to go with; to go together
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary