Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
having an ancient and honorable origin
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
headache inducing; vexing
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
simply put; putting it simply; in short
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
and then; and so; and; so then
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
notice; attention; observation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to fall flat; to fall face down
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides