place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
common people; ordinary people; masses
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
such ... as; or some such
feeling; sense; impression
to sell off; to sell completely
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
restoration; repair; mending
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)