head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
sincerity; real intentions
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
mistress; kept woman; concubine
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)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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 be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
beyond this point; from now on; after this
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that day; the very same day
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
heated stone (wrapped in cloth and kept next to the body for warmth)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other