establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
tenth day of the month; ten days
together; mutually; fellow
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to look forward to something
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
pleased to make your acquaintance
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
just-harvested; something freshly harvested or gathered (usually produce)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
occupation; calling; livelihood
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
people; citizens; subjects; folk
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored