amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
chapter one; first chapter
rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
every year; yearly; annually
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
club activities; extracurricular activities
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple