tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
bill collection; bill collector
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
news; word; tidings; omen
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
had better ...; had better not ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
don't you think?; indicates question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I see; that's right; indeed
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
young wife; young married woman
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone