publisher; publishing house; publishing company
editor (in publishing, etc.)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
household economy; family finances
control; management (e.g. of a business)
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
door; gate; opening; title page
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to recall; to remember; to recollect
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
silence (not speaking); muteness
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray