new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
natto (fermented soybeans)
society; the world; the times
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
lately; recently; nowadays
everything; anything; nothing
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
confections; sweets; candy; cake
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
death in battle; death on the battlefield
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
third day of the month; three days
law; ban; prohibition; ordinance
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age