farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
each house; every house; many houses
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
go that far; to that extent
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the lower classes; the common people
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together