appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
being good at selling; shrewd salesman
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to pass (of time); to elapse
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
will not do; do not; does not
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to recall; to remember; to recollect
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
to put on airs; to assume importance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
interference; meddling; butting in
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump