to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
(water-filled) paddy field
(United States of) America; USA
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
second (supplementary) sound channel
to offer for sale; to put on the market
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
the touch of; feel of; texture
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
offering; presentation; donation
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
urban area; urban district
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
laminating; lamination layer
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
this and that; one thing or another
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
transport; freight; shipping
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
long time; long interval; for quite some time
January; first month of the lunar calendar
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)