to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
independence; self-reliance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
front; frontage; facade; main
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
shopping; purchased goods
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
construction; establishment
to set (sun); to become dark
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
miscreant; scoundrel; villain