bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
bakery; baker; pastry shop
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
it is not (like that) either
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
though; notwithstanding; although
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
true state; actual condition; reality
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
information bureau; intelligence department
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
management; administration; operation
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(period of) a year; during an era
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)