merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
financial power; financial means; wealth
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
rather; better; instead; if anything
to collect; to assemble; to gather
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
modern person; people of today
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to say too much; to go too far
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
dominion; territory; possession
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
strength; power; proficiency; ability
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to say; to be called; to do
to apologize; to apologise
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically