yen (currency of Japan); circle
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
(male) lover (esp. of a prostitute); paramour (of a married woman)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
not a little; not a few; considerable
influence; effect; impact
ophthalmologist; eye specialist
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
convenient; handy; useful
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to brave a danger; to take a risk
censorship; inspection; examination
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to be unable to make up one's mind; to be undecided
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
various articles; various items; various kinds
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
new book; new publication
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
new book; new publication
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)