mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be profitable; to yield a profit
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
for example; for instance; e.g.
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
childhood friend; old playmate
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
discreet; modest; cautious
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
armor and helmet (armour)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date