to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to forget to say; to forget to mention
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
property; fortune; assets
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
fruits of one's labour; (lit.) crystals of sweat
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
chasing after women; womanizing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
anything and everything; just about everything
prime of one's working life
to be helpful; to be useful
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
still; even now; to this day
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
superstitious person; practical joker; peddler; itinerant salesman
(United States of) America; USA
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
shellfish; seashell; shell
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to set up shop; to open a store
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
capital; funds; seed money; asset
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty