bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
social life; social intercourse
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
trust; confidence; credence
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
how; in what way; how about; questionable
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
fast-talking; rapid talking
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
businessman; industrialist
greeting; a fine thing to say
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
face; looks; vestiges; trace
being devoted to one's wife; uxorious
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
inside one's heart; in one's mind
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint