both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
almost; roughly; approximately
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
so; like this; in this way
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
don't you think?; indicates question
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
training; education; development; cultivation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
our country; our land; one's own country
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to recall; to remember; to recollect