employer (esp. of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); master; mistress
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
question; inquiry; enquiry
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
destination; place one stays during a trip
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
thrifty; frugal; economical
scene; view; prospect; outlook
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
shoji (paper sliding door)
to be sooty; to be stained
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
daily necessities; everyday goods
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
just one person; only one
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
fields (of rice and other crops)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom