probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
beginning; outset; first; onset
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
8000; eight thousand; many
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
price increase; rise in price
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
technique; art; skill; move
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)