to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
common people; ordinary people; masses
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that's the way it is; such is life
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
modern person; people of today
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
scene; sight; scenario; setting
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
sales; selling; marketing
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
development; exploitation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
tenth day of the month; ten days