Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to make merry; to be festive
opposite; reverse; contrary
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
serious; not joking; straight
upper part; upper region; region above
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
opinion; intention; thought
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
grocery store; dealer in dried goods
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
programme; program; plans; arrangements
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
disinheritance; disowning
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world