by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
small number; few; minority
minority group (party); minority
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
button (clothing); push-button
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
clothes; clothing; garments
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
shopping; purchased goods
to throw open; to leave open
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character