to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
a considerable number; a fair number
modernization; modernisation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
falsely similar; counterfeit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
nature; property; disposition
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
a little bit; a little while
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to become rustic; to be countrified
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge