elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
how many years; how long; what year
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; thereupon; because of that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to face on; to look out on to
1,000,000; one million; million; many
bent back; hunchback; stoop
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
incident; affair; happening; event
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
at that time; in those days
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
expression; presentation; representation; notation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate