merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
large number (of); many; majority
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
traditional Japanese travel outfit; travel kit
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
second; number two; runner-up
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove