establishment (of a business); founding
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be erected; to be built
Edo-period atmosphere; old Edo charm; nostalgic ambiance of old Tokyo
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
wherein; therein; thereinto
secondary; of secondary importance
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
personality; style; appearance
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to say; to be called; to do
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
one (thing); one piece; one item
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of