trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
every month; each month; monthly
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
how long; how far; how much
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
small change; coins; small sum of money
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
one's daughter and heiress
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
needy circumstances; living in poverty
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof