encouragement; urging; spurring on
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
while being out of the office or away from home
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to talk; to carry meaning
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(present) head of a family
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
establishment (of a business); founding
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
Japanese-style confectionary store
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
business; errand; nature of one's business
speech; expression; wording; language
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
looking on (somebody) as hostile
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to like; to love; to be fond of
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
garden (esp. with trees); park
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root