in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
crisis in a battle; death
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
rice polishing; polished rice
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
edge of the eaves; house frontage
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
family; members of a family
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well