Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Dejima; artificial island in Nagasaki used as a Portuguese and Dutch trading post between 1634 and 1854
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
at that time; in those days
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
since when; from when; how long
set meal; special (of the day)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
being good at cooking; good cook
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
all; entire; whole; altogether
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
one's post; place of work; workplace
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything