to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
ago; since; before; previous
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
height (of body); stature
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse