the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
tenement house; row house
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
craftsman; skilled artisan
to take; to catch; to capture
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
to relax; to feel at home
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
polite; courteous; hospitable
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
wizardry; secret of immortality
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
to grant someone's request
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
air of luxury; high class feel
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably